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Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei has publicly declined the Pentagon's request for unrestricted deployment of Claude AI across military applications, including autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance. The Pentagon has threatened to designate the company a supply chain risk and cancel contracts if it does not comply.

Anthropic insists on written guarantees that Claude will not be used in lethal or surveillance systems, arguing that current AI capabilities are insufficient for such roles. The ongoing standoff reflects a broader conflict between AI safety and military operational needs, with negotiations ongoing as deadlines loom.