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February 28, 2026
Full interview: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Pentagon feud
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei sat down with CBS News for an exclusive interview, hours after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared the company a supply chain risk to national security, which restricts military contractors from doing business with the AI giant. Amodei called the move "retaliatory and punitive," and he said Anthropic sought to draw "red lines" in the government's use of its technology because "we believe that crossing those lines is contrary to American values, and we wanted to stand up for American values."
TL;DR
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei gave an exclusive interview to CBS News.
- The interview followed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk to national security.
- This designation restricts military contractors from working with Anthropic.
- Amodei described the Pentagon's action as "retaliatory and punitive."
- He explained that Anthropic drew "red lines" on government use of its technology to defend "American values."
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