Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has reportedly warned Anthropic that it could be removed from the Pentagon’s supply chain if the company does not commit by Friday to allowing its technology to be used in all lawful military applications.
Hegseth called Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, to Washington for a meeting on Tuesday, a development the Pentagon previously confirmed to Benzinga.
In the course of the tense discussions, the Secretary of War threatened to invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) if Anthropic does not come around, the Financial Times reported late Tuesday. Invoking the DPA would enable the Pentagon to utilize Anthropic’s tools without an agreement.
This Act, a remnant from the Cold War era, allows the president to control domestic industry for national defense purposes. President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden, both have invoked this Act to address the medical supplies shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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