Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly issued an ultimatum to artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, demanding the company eliminate safety restrictions on its military applications by Friday, according to Axios.
The Pentagon has been applying pressure to major AI companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic, seeking unrestricted access to their artificial intelligence systems on classified military networks, Reuters exclusively reported earlier this month. The military wants these companies to remove the typical usage limitations they normally impose on their technology.
Earlier in February, Axios also reported that Pentagon officials were contemplating severing their relationship with Anthropic due to the company’s refusal to eliminate safeguards on military applications of its AI models, including its Claude AI system.
