tech
March 5, 2026
Anthropic and the Pentagon are back at the negotiating table, FT reports
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is reportedly back at the negotiating table with the U.S. Department of Defense after the breakdown of talks on Friday.
TL;DR
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is in renewed negotiations with the U.S. Department of Defense.
- Previous talks collapsed after President Trump directed agencies to stop using Anthropic's tools and Defense Secretary Hegseth considered designating the company a supply-chain risk.
- Anthropic sought guarantees against the use of its tools for domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons.
- The Pentagon demanded the military be allowed to use the technology for any lawful purpose.
- The U.S. military had previously awarded Anthropic a $200 million contract, deploying Claude models in classified networks.
- OpenAI, a competitor, struck a deal with the DoD, which has led to a public backlash and comparisons in app download and uninstall trends.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has called for Anthropic not to be designated a supply chain risk.
- Anthropic markets itself as a 'safety-first' alternative, founded by former OpenAI staff.
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