Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has reportedly been summoned by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for a pivotal discussion at the Pentagon on Tuesday morning to discuss the military application of the startup’s AI chatbot Claude.
A high-ranking defense official told Axios on Monday, “This is not a friendly meeting”, anticipating a tense atmosphere.
While Anthropic told the publication that their ongoing discussions are “productive” and in “good faith,” defense officials have indicated that negotiations are teetering on the edge of failure, with no significant headway made thus far.
A report last week suggested that Hegseth had been considering severing ties with Anthropic and that the AI startup could soon be labeled as a “supply chain risk.” Anthropic is open to easing its …Full story available on Benzinga.com
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