February 24, 2026

Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use the company's AI tech as it sees fit, AP source says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic's CEO a Friday deadline to open the company's artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use or risk losing its government contract, according to a person familiar with their meeting.

Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use the company's AI tech as it sees fit, AP source says

TL;DR

  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth set a Friday deadline for Anthropic's CEO.
  • The deadline concerns unrestricted military use of Anthropic's AI technology.
  • Anthropic risks losing its government contract if the demand is not met.

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