Interview: What does the US military’s feud with Anthropic mean for AI used in war?

Photos: (left) Official portrait of Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, via Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain. (right) Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei via Anthropic Press Kit. Interview by Nick Robins-Early. The Guardian –  March 7, 2026.

Anthropic’s ongoing fight with the Department of Defense over what safety restrictions it can put on its artificial intelligence models has captivated the tech industry, acting as a test of how AI may be used in war and the government’s power to coerce companies to meet its demands. The negotiations have revolved around Anthropic’s refusal to allow the federal government to use its Claude AI for domestic mass surveillance or autonomous weapons systems, but the dispute also reflects the messy nature of what happens when tech companies have their products integrated into conflict. […]

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