Hegseth demands full military access to Anthropic’s AI model, sets deadline

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Trust is breaking down between the Pentagon and Anthropic over the use of its AI model, sources familiar with the situation told CBS News. 

In a meeting at the Pentagon on Tuesday morning, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei until the end of this week to give the military a signed document that would grant full access to its artificial intelligence model, the sources said. 

Officials are considering invoking the Defense Production Act to make Anthropic adhere to what the military is seeking, they said. Axios reported earlier on some of what transpired in the meeting.

Defense officials want full control of Anthropic’s AI technology for use in its military operations, sources told CBS News. The company was awarded a $200 million contract by the Pentagon in July to develop AI capabilities that would advance U.S. national security.

Anthropic has repeatedly asked the Defense Department to agree to guardrails that would

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