The fight between the Pentagon and AI giant, Anthropic, is entering entirely new territory. The Department of Defense officially designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk, and that is an unprecedented level of hostility between any American tech company and the U.S. Government. Anthropic is now the only American company ever to get this label, which has been historically used for companies that pose a national security threat from foreign adversaries.Recent examples include Chinese and Russian companies a ...

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Anthropic runs the risk of losing a wide range of US government business after the Defense Department declared it a supply-chain risk https://t.co/yGWuVOTUE5 ...

Where do Anthropic and the Department of War go from here now that their relationships exploded? Let's talk about it with an actual expert who's designed AI policy for the Pentagon, especially regarding weapon systems. That's coming up right after this. Welcome to Big Technology Podcast, a show for Coolheaded and Nuance Conversation of the Tech World and Beyond. Well, many of you have asked for an expert who's worked intricately on matters that might involve the anthropic Pentagon dustup, and we definitely ...

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The Defense Department has officially told Anthropic it is a supply-chain risk and will be cut off from partners who work with the Pentagon. https://t.co/vrJRrsmIaU ...

The Defense Department has officially told Anthropic it is a supply-chain risk and will be cut off from partners who work with the Pentagon, following through on a threat to escalate its battle with the artificial-intelligence company. https://t.co/BVvQJnl2lN https://t.co/n8ei90DMxm ...

Pentagon Officially Tells Anthropic It’s A Supply Chain Riskhttps://t.co/eXEjYUNXQd https://t.co/mRxAtYVuk7 ...

It’s official: The Pentagon has labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk https://t.co/mQl92D86pG ...

The Defense Department has officially told Anthropic it is a supply-chain risk and will be cut off from partners who work with the Pentagon. https://t.co/ByxfXU0aNY ...