Pentagon officials on Wednesday night sent Anthropic their best and final offer in negotiations for use of the company’s artificial intelligence technology, just ahead of a government-imposed deadline, according to sources familiar with the discussions.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth set a deadline of Friday evening for the company to grant all lawful use for its AI technology or face the loss of its business with the U.S. military, sources familiar with the situation told CBS News.
However, in a statement released Thursday evening, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said that the Defense Department’s “threats do not change our position: we cannot in good conscience accede to their request.”
“Our strong preference is to continue to serve the Department and our warfighters—with our two requested safeguards in place,” Amodei added. “Should the Department choose to offboard Anthropic, we will work to enable a smooth transition to another provider, avoiding any disruption to ongoing military
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