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February 15, 2026
Anthropic and the Pentagon are reportedly arguing over Claude usage
The apparent issue: whether Claude can be used for mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons.
TL;DR
- The Pentagon is pushing AI companies to allow their technology for "all lawful purposes."
- Anthropic is reportedly the most resistant among the companies, including OpenAI, Google, and xAI.
- The Pentagon is threatening to cancel a $200 million contract with Anthropic.
- Disagreements focus on Anthropic's concerns about using its Claude models for fully autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance.
- A previous report indicated Claude was used in a U.S. military operation in Venezuela.
- Anthropic states it has not discussed Claude for specific operations but is focused on Usage Policy questions regarding autonomous weapons and surveillance.
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