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February 27, 2026
Employees at Google and OpenAI support Anthropic's Pentagon stand in open letter
While Anthropic has an existing partnership with the Pentagon, the AI company has remained firm that its technology not be used for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weaponry.
TL;DR
- More than 300 Google employees and over 60 OpenAI employees signed an open letter supporting Anthropic's position.
- Anthropic refuses to allow its AI technology to be used for domestic mass surveillance or autonomous weaponry.
- The Pentagon has threatened Anthropic with invoking the Defense Production Act or labeling it a "supply chain risk" if it does not comply.
- Signatories urged Google and OpenAI leaders to "put aside their differences and stand together" to refuse the Department of War's demands.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated he does not believe the Pentagon should be threatening companies with the DPA.
- An OpenAI spokesperson confirmed the company shares Anthropic's red lines against autonomous weapons and mass surveillance.
- Google DeepMind Chief Scientist Jeff Dean expressed opposition to government mass surveillance.
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