tech
February 27, 2026
Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War
I believe deeply in the existential importance of using AI to defend the United States and other democracies, and to defeat our autocratic adversaries.
TL;DR
- Anthropic has supplied AI models to the US Department of War for national security missions.
- The company refuses to permit AI for mass domestic surveillance, citing incompatibility with democratic values and risks to liberties.
- Anthropic also objects to the use of fully autonomous weapons due to current AI unreliability and lack of critical judgment, offering R&D to improve system reliability.
- The Department of War has threatened Anthropic with removal and designation as a "supply chain risk" if safeguards for these two use cases are not removed.
- Anthropic reiterates its commitment to national security but maintains its ethical stance, preferring to continue service with safeguards in place.
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