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Anthropic AI rejects Pentagon's weapons & surveillance ultimatum
CNN
Feb 27, 2026
American artificial intelligence company Anthropic could be at risk being designated a “supply chain risk” — a label typically reserved for companies tied to foreign adversaries. The Pentagon, which uses Anthropic’s Claude AI system on its classified networks, wants broad authority to use it for “all lawful purposes.”
But Anthropic has two red lines for the Pentagon: no use in autonomous weapons and no mass surveillance of US citizens.
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