What To Watch For
Amodei defended the use of AI in military conflict during his interview with Bloomberg, saying, “We don’t want a world where China and Russia can build, can analyze all the intelligence with AI, can use AI for attacking Taiwan and Ukraine, and we can’t defend them.”
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Tangent
President Donald Trump accused Iran of carrying out the strike “because they’re very inaccurate with their munitions, they have no accuracy whatsoever.” He later said he did not “know enough” about the bombing, which involved a Tomahawk missile—a munition not owned or used by the Iranian and Israeli militaries.
Key Background
Anthropic’s AI models have been “extensively” used by the Defense Department and other national security agencies, according to the firm, which says its AI has been used for “intelligence analysis, modeling and simulation, operational planning, cyber operations, and more.” However, the relationship between the Defense Department and Anthropic hit a wall some months ago when Amodei refused a request from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to give the U.S. military unrestricted use of Claude. Amodei cited concerns around the potential for mass domestic surveillance and the use of fully autonomous weapons on the battlefield. The U.S. military scrapped its contract with Anthropic in response and designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk to national security. Anthropic is fighting the designation in court.
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Further Reading
Hegseth Designates Anthropic As Supply Chain Risk After Trump Bans Government Use (Forbes)
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