Guardrails imposed by the company have the Pentagon reconsidering the relationship.
The Pentagon is currently reviewing its partnership with the company Anthropic over the use of its artificial intelligence (AI) product, Claude. Discussions between the Pentagon and Anthropic have taken place for several months. Defense officials are concerned that the company may be a “supply chain risk.”
The concern centers around Anthropic’s refusal to remove some of their safety measures that currently prevent the use of Claude to develop weaponry that fires without human input or to conduct mass surveillance on Americans.
A Pentagon spokesperson stated, “Our nation requires that our partners be willing to help our warfighters win in any fight. Ultimately, this is about our troops and the safety of the American people.”
If the Pentagon decides to end its partnership with Anthropic, all companies that do business with the Department of War would be required to certify that they are not using Claude in their workflows. Other AI platforms, such as OpenAI, Google, and xAI, have stated that they would be open to removing these guardrails for military use.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Secretary Hegseth as he heads the Department of Defense.
- For Pentagon officials who are engaging in AI discussions with Anthropic and other AI companies.
- For U.S. defense leaders as they examine the safest and most ethical ways to utilize AI technology to support national defense strategies.
Sources: Newsmax, The Hill
