The Department of War just launched Starshield AI's Grok for Government on GenAI.mil, giving military personnel access to frontier reasoning models. Cleared for Impact Level 5 controlled unclassified data, the tool handles procurement research and supply chain workflows. GenAI.mil has already onboarded over 1.7 million users in nine months.
Anthropic just confirmed it received an official letter designating it a national security supply chain risk, and CEO Dario Amodei plans to fight it in court. Amodei clarified the restriction narrowly applies only to direct Department of War contracts, leaving broader commercial customers untouched. Why it matters: Even while apologizing for a leaked internal memo, Anthropic promised to keep supporting frontline troops at nominal cost during the transition.
Anthropic just pushed back against US War Secretary Pete Hegseth after he threatened to label the startup a supply chain risk. The feud stems from Anthropic's refusal to let Claude power mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons. Anthropic vowed to fight the designation in court, reassuring commercial and API customers their access remains completely safe.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei just drew a hard line against the Department of War, refusing demands to remove Claude's safeguards against domestic mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons. Despite threats of supply chain blacklisting and Defense Production Act enforcement, Anthropic insists today's AI is simply not reliable enough for fully autonomous combat.
