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Anthropic v the US military: what this public feud says about the use of AI in warfare

The very public feud between the US Department of Defense (also known these days as the Department of War) and its AI technology supplier Anthropic is unusual for pitting state might against corporate power. In the military space, at least, these are usually cosy bedfellows.

The Conversation · Feb 26

In its fight with Hegseth, Anthropic confronts perhaps the biggest crisis in its five-year existence

War Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to bar defense contractors from using Anthropic’s Claude AI models unless the company changes some restrictions in its Pentagon contract.

Fortune · Feb 26

Pentagon used Anthropic's Claude during Maduro raid

Anthropic is currently in tense discussions with the Pentagon about whether to loosen guardrails when its models are being used by the military.

Axios · Feb 14

Hegseth goes after Mark Kelly's rank over "seditious" video

The potential demotion is a serious escalation, typically reserved for significant misconduct, and could drastically affect Kelly's pension.

Axios · Jan 5

US military adds Elon Musk’s controversial Grok bot to its ‘AI arsenal’

The ‘anti-woke’ artificial intelligence chatbot called for a new Holocaust earlier this year

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025

Trump halts all offshore wind leases for projects under construction

It's among the most sweeping broadsides yet against the renewable energy source that's most directly in President Trump's crosshairs.

Axios · Dec 22, 2025

‘Did you know that God also hates?’: Department of War Christmas message urges Christians to embrace hatred and violence

Way to kill the festive mood!

We Got This Covered · Dec 19, 2025

Pete Hegseth sacrificed a top Navy admiral to escape responsibility for the strike and bragged there’s no boats left to destroy now

After turning his allegedly unlawful boat strikes into a meme, Pete Hegseth has now disowned accountability for the incident. Shamelessly enough, he made his top officer the fall guy for the controversial second strike instead.

The Mary Sue · Dec 3, 2025

Here are all of Hegseth's military boat strikes near Venezuela that we know about

Military experts have questioned the legality of the boat strikes.

Axios · Dec 1, 2025

UN Chief Warns AI, Tech Advances Risk Making Chemical Weapons Easier To Deploy

From data centers to robotaxis and defense technology to AI startups, rapid developments in science and technology are accelerating globally, raising new security concerns about weapons proliferation.

Benzinga · Nov 30, 2025