US Warns Anthropic to Allow Unrestricted Use of AI by Military

The Pentagon threatened to invoke a Cold War-era law to compel Anthropic PBC to allow the US military to use the artificial intelligence startup’s technology if the company failed to comply with the government’s terms by Friday, according to people familiar with the matter.

During a meeting Tuesday between Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, US officials laid out a series of consequences, including threats to declare Anthropic a supply-chain risk and invoke the Defense Production Act to use the AI software anyway, even if the company didn’t agree, the people said.

The ultimatum marks ...