Hegseth demands full military access to Anthropic's AI model Claude and sets deadline for end of week
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Key Points:
- Trust is deteriorating between the Pentagon and AI company Anthropic over access and control of Anthropic's AI model, Claude, used in military operations.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanded a signed agreement by Friday granting the military full access to Claude, with consideration of invoking the Defense Production Act if Anthropic does not comply.
- Anthropic seeks guardrails to prevent Claude from being used for mass surveillance or autonomous lethal decisions, citing concerns about AI reliability and potential errors without human oversight.
- Pentagon officials insist their use of Claude is lawful and comparable to how they control other military assets, with other AI firms like Elon Musk's xAI reportedly cooperating with classified use.
- Due to mistrust, the Pentagon may label
