Anthropic rejects Pentagon’s requests in AI safeguards dispute, CEO says

Anthropic ​cannot accede to the Pentagon’s request ​in an AI safeguards dispute despite threats to remove the company ​from the Department of Defense’s systems, the AI firm’s CEO, Dario Amodei, said on Thursday.

The Pentagon’s dispute with Anthropic stems from the AI startup’s refusal to remove safeguards that would prevent its technology ‌from being used ⁠to ⁠target weapons autonomously and conduct surveillance in the United States.