Where things stand with the Department of War
Anthropic's response to the Secretary of War and advice to customers.
TL;DR
- Anthropic received a letter from the Department of War designating it as a supply chain risk to national security.
- Anthropic believes this action is legally unsound and will challenge it in court.
- The designation has a narrow scope, primarily affecting direct contracts with the Department of War.
- Anthropic will continue to provide its AI models to the Department of War and national security community at nominal cost.
- The company apologizes for the tone of an internal post that was leaked, stating it was written during a difficult day and is an out-of-date assessment.
- Anthropic's core concerns remain with fully autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance, not operational decision-making.
- Both Anthropic and the Department of War are committed to advancing US national security and applying AI across the government.