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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Mike Bedigan

Anthropic AI defies Pentagon over expanded military use of its tech despite Hegseth blacklist threat

Artificial Intelligence company Anthropic has refused to comply with the Pentagon’s request to lift safeguards on its model so it can be used in further military operations – amid threats of being blacklisted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The model, named Claude, which was used earlier this year in the successful capture of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, is the only one currently running in the military's classified systems.

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