Anthropic has less than 36 hours before it barrels toward uncharted territory with the US government

Anthropic's military contract has come under threat following a meeting between the AI company's CEO and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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• Anthropic and the US government are at a standstill over the use of the company's Claude model.
• The Pentagon is pressing Anthropic to accept its terms or lose its military contract.
• Sources said the government is willing to use 2 levers to compel Anthropic to agree.