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Pentagon-Anthropic Standoff Is a Decisive Moment for How A.I. Will Be Used in War
A contract dispute between the Pentagon and AI company Anthropic has emerged as a significant flashpoint in the broader debate over the use of artificial intelligence in national security applications. The standoff centers on questions of who controls safeguards and ethical guardrails when AI is deployed for military purposes. The dispute reflects wider tensions between the defense establishment and AI developers over governance, autonomy, and accountability in wartime AI use.