Anthropic faces a standoff with the U.S. Department of War over a request for unrestricted access to its AI technology. As the Pentagon’s deadline looms, more than 300 Google employees and over 60 OpenAI employees have signed an open letter urging their companies to stand with Anthropic and reject the military’s push for use of AI in domestic mass surveillance and fully autonomous weaponry. The letter asks executives at Google and OpenAI to uphold Anthropic’s red lines, while company leaders have not yet issued formal responses. Informal comments suggest sympathy for Anthropic’s position, and the dispute highlights broader tensions over AI ethics and government demand. Read more →