Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened Anthropic that it could invoke powers that would allow the government to force the artificial intelligence firm to share its novel technology in the name of national security if it does not agree by Friday to terms favorable to the military, people familiar with the ongoing discussions said. But Anthropic is prepared to walk away from negotiations — and its $200 million contract with the Defense Department — if concerns over the use of its technology for autonomous weapons or mass surveillance are not addressed, according to the people familiar with the discussions. Anthropic is the first firm to integrate its technology into the Pentagon’s classified networks, and the firm has aggressively positioned itself to be a key player in national security. In a meeting with Hegseth on Tuesday, Dario Amodei, the company’s co-founder and chief executive, held firm that its AI model Claude should not be used to power autonomous weapons or conduct mass surveillance of Americans, said the people familiar with the discussions. submitted by /u/SirBoboGargle
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