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ANTHROPIC'S PENTAGON SHOWDOWN IS ABOUT MORE THAN AI GUARDRAILS
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Anthropic has the most constrained use age policy of all of the AI companies working on US military applications. It has a host of limitations on the use of its technology intended to prevent broader societal harm that includes core tenets such as 'Do Not Develop or Design Weapons' and 'Do Not Compromise Computer or Network Systems'. However, there are signs that the company's safety commitments are slipping. The Pentagon's threat to potentially remove Anthropic from the supply chain could be almost fatal to the business.