Hegseth calls Anthropic’s Amodei a ‘lunatic’, defends Pentagon AI use
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Pentagon's use of AI, calling Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei an 'ideological lunatic' after a spat over the company's chatbot. The Pentagon designated Anthropic a national-security threat in March due to its restrictions on the chatbot's use.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Pentagon's use of AI, responding to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's concerns over the company's chatbot being used for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons. Hegseth said the US doesn't let AI make lethal targeting decisions. The Pentagon designated Anthropic a national-security threat in March and moved to bar its products from the military due to Anthropic's restrictions on its Claude chatbot's use. Hegseth called Amodei an 'ideological lunatic' following the spat. Anthropic had insisted its chatbot not be used for mass surveillance against Americans or in fully autonomous weapons operations.
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