Anthropic CEO: We’re trying to “deescalate” Pentagon AI standoff to reach agreement

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told investors on Tuesday that his company is still in talks with the Pentagon “to try to deescalate the situation” following a clash over AI guardrails in the military.

CBS News exclusively obtained audio of Amodei’s remarks at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in San Francisco. He told the audience that Anthropic and the Department of Defense “have much more in common than we have differences.” After expressing his belief in “defending America,” Amodei added “we’ve never questioned specific military operations. We don’t see ourselves as having an operational role.”

Amodei told the audience that Anthropic is still talking to the Pentagon “to try to deescalate the situation and come to some agreement that works for us and works for them.” His remarks came on the heels of a public standoff with the Pentagon that culminated in President Trump ordering the military to stop using

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