Anthropic Just Showed What Doing the Right Thing Looks Like

Jennifer Huddleston

Earlier this month, the Pentagon threatened to invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) or label Anthropic a “supply chain risk” should the company fail to remove its restrictions on acceptable use policy. Among the company’s limitations are restrictions on its AI tools being used in mass surveillance and autonomous weaponry. The Pentagon’s threat is an unprecedented step.

On February 26, Anthropic issued a statement that it would not comply with the demands.