The Department of War is declaring war on an American company.
The Pentagon has officially deemed the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic PBC to be a “supply chain risk” over an ongoing dispute concerning restrictions Anthropic wants to place on the military’s use of its AI programs,Bloombergreported Thursday.
The designation is normally used for foreign companies based in nations that are adversaries of the U.S., according toThe Wall Street Journal.
It not only cuts Anthropic out of government contracting, it could force companies that wish to do business with the government to cut ties with the company as well.
“DOW officially informed Anthropic leadership the company and its products are deemed a supply chain risk, effective immediately,” a senior Pentagon official told Bloomberg, using the acronym for Department of War.
The designation is the latest escalation of aweeks-long disputebetween the Pentagon and Anthropic, asPoliticoreported.
The company wants the Pentagon to agree that its AI product — known as “Claude” — will not be used for surveillance of American citizens or in the development of autonomous weapons systems (systems that will operate without human oversight).
“Claude” is already in use at the Pentagon, andreportedly played a rolein the successful operation that captured now-former Venezuelan PresidentNicolás Maduro.
However, the Pentagon refuses to accept any limitations on lawful use of technology it procures. And it apparently sees the Anthropic demands as a precedent that could shackle defense measures in the future.
“From the very beginning, this has been about one fundamental principle: The military being able to use technology for all lawful purposes,” the Pentagon said in the statement.
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