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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the company stood up for its values by rejecting Pentagon demands, citing red lines on surveillance and autonomous weapons while warning it will challenge any formal government sanctions.

CEO Dario Amodei says the company exercised First Amendment rights by refusing the Defense Department's contract terms.
Anthropic says it will not allow its Claude model to be used for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned of blacklisting and labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk to national security.
President Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic and criticized the company publicly on social media.
Anthropic says it has received no formal government action, will review any official moves in court, and remains open to working with the military if terms respect its red lines.
OpenAI has separately finalized a deal with the Defense Department.

Anthropic CEO says rejecting Pentagon terms is patriotic free speech

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