Statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth

Photo: Secretary Pete Hegseth of the Department of War makes remarks at a gathering of top military leadership, Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at Marine Corps University in Quantico, Virginia. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Daniel Torok via Flickr. US government work. Press release: Anthropic – February 27, 2026.

Earlier today, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared on X that he is directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply chain risk. This action follows months of negotiations that reached an impasse over two exceptions we requested to the lawful use of our AI model, Claude: the mass domestic surveillance of Americans and fully autonomous weapons.

We have not yet received direct communication from the Department of War or the White House on the status of our negotiations. […]

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