Overview
- Anthropic is pressing for usage limits that would bar autonomous weapons targeting and U.S. domestic surveillance without strict human oversight, according to the reporting.
- Defense officials argue the department can deploy commercial AI consistent with U.S. law regardless of vendor policies, referencing a January 9 strategy memo.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the department will not use AI models that limit military operations, according to CoinCentral’s account.
- Anthropic says its models are already used on U.S. national security missions and that discussions with the department remain productive.
- The impasse creates near-term business risk for Anthropic as it pursues defense work and prepares for a potential public offering, according to the reports.