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| The U.S. used Anthropic’s Claude to support Operation Epic Fury against Iran yesterday, sources familiar with the Pentagon’s operations tell Axios. Why it matters: The military’s use of Claude to capture Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in January ignited the showdown between Anthropic and the Pentagon. Late Friday, the Pentagon said Anthropic will be designated a supply-chain risk. Anthropic vowed to fight in court. Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth said: “Anthropic will continue to provide the Department of War its services for a period of no more than six months to allow for a seamless transition.”Four and a half hours after the Pentagon vowed to banish Anthropic, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced an agreement for military use of his models.”We think our agreement has more guardrails than any previous agreement for classified AI deployments, including Anthropic’s,” an OpenAI statement said yesterday. The backstory: OpenAI’s new Pentagon deal doesn’t explicitly prohibit collecting Americans’ publicly available information — a sticking point that rival Anthropic says is crucial for ensuring domestic mass surveillance doesn’t take place, Axios’ Maria Curi reports. The Pentagon says mass surveillance is already illegal. Altman was asked thousands of questions about his Pentagon contract during an “ask me anything” on X last night, including whether he was worried there would be a dispute later on with the Pentagon over what’s legal or not. Altman, who has 4.4 million X followers, replied: “Yes, I am. If we have to take on that fight we will, but it clearly exposes us to some risk.”Share this story. Jo Ling Kent interviews Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei late Friday. Photo: CBS NewsAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei says today on “CBS News Sunday Morning”: “We are still interested in working with [the Defense Department] as long as it is in line with our red lines. “The Pentagon still sees Anthropic’s Claude as superior to other models.Amodei told CBS News’ Jo Ling Kent late Friday: “If we can get to the point with the department where we can see things the same way, then perhaps there could be an agreement. … For our part and for the sake of U.S. national security, we continue to want to make this work.” Amodei said Anthropic has sought to deploy its AI models for military use because “we are patriotic Americans” and “we believe in this country. “Emil Michael, the Pentagon’s chief technology officer, told CBS News on Thursday: “At some level, you have to trust your military to do the right thing.”Watch the Amodei video. |
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Jo Ling Kent interviews Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei late Friday. Photo: CBS News