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February 28, 2026
Statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Earlier today, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared on X that he is directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply chain risk. This action follows months of negotiations that reached an impasse over two exceptions we requested to the lawful use of our AI model, Claude: the mass domestic surveillance of Americans and fully autonomous weapons.
TL;DR
- Department of War is designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk.
- The dispute centers on Anthropic's exceptions for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons for their AI model, Claude.
- Anthropic believes current AI models are not reliable enough for autonomous weapons and that mass domestic surveillance violates rights.
- Anthropic considers the designation unprecedented and legally unsound, intending to challenge it in court.
- The designation, if adopted, is intended to affect only the use of Claude within Department of War contracts, not other customers or contractors' other work.
- Anthropic has supported American warfighters on classified networks since June 2024 and intends to continue doing so.
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