Congress Should Put Commonsense Guardrails on Military Use of AI

Photo: President Donald J. Trump departs the White House on board Marine One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Saturday, October 3, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian). Attribution: “P20261003JB-0652” by The White House via Flickr. United States Government Work. Article by Allison McManus. Center for American Progress – October 22, 2026.

In February 2026, a conflict between frontier artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic and the Department of Defense stoked public fears around the U.S. military’s use of AI. As Anthropic negotiated a contract with the DOD for use of its AI models, it stipulated that its technology could not be used for lethal autonomous weapons systems or mass domestic surveillance. The DOD demanded that Anthropic remove these restrictions and allow it to utilize the company’s models for “all lawful uses.” When Anthropic resisted, the DOD named the company a “supply chain risk” and has now terminated the use of its tools across the department—though Anthropic is fighting the designation in court. […]

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