The Pentagon Just Gave Anthropic a Friday Ultimatum: Drop Your AI Safety Rules or Else
What happens when an AI company tells the most powerful military on Earth “no”? We’re about to find out — and the answer lands Friday at 5:01 PM. The Ultimatum Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered Anthropic a blunt message on Tuesday: abandon your self-imposed ethical red lines, or face the consequences. Those consequences aren’t subtle. We’re talking about the Defense Production Act — a Cold War-era law designed to compel companies to produce goods for national security — and a “supply chain risk” designation that would effectively blacklist Anthropic from all future government work. ...