The Pentagon Wants to Blacklist Anthropic. The AI Safety Era Just Hit a Wall.
The company that built its brand on saying “no” to dangerous AI might be about to learn what that actually costs. Over the weekend, Axios reported that the U.S. Department of Defense is considering designating Anthropic — maker of Claude, darling of the AI safety crowd — as a supply chain risk. If that label sticks, every defense contractor in the ecosystem would be forced to sever ties with the company. ...