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Pentagon ultimatum puts Anthropic on the brink: Why the AI firm is under fire from US Defence Department

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei looks on after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron during the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) The Pentagon has threatened to cancel Anthropic’s contract and label it a supply chain risk unless it allows unrestricted military use of its AI. Anthropic, known for safety-focused AI, faces commercial and reputational risks as rivals comply with Pentagon demands.Did our AI summary help? What sounds like a line from a political thriller is now playing out in Washington. The US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has issued…

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