Pete Hegseth tells Anthropic to fall in line with DoD desires, or else

Here's something that caught my attention — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is essentially telling Anthropic to play ball, or face being cut from the military’s supply chain. Now, here’s where it gets interesting: the feud stems from Anthropic’s refusal to give unfettered access to its AI models for sensitive military uses, like domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons. According to George Hammond and Steff Chávez in the Financial Times, Hegseth summoned Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, for a tense meeting in Washington. The threat? Either sign off on the military’s broad use of its models or risk being shut out, possibly under the Defense Production Act. What this signals is a bigger push from the Pentagon to control AI tools for national security — regardless of the company's concerns about ethics or safety. So, get ready — this isn’t just a spat. It’s a sign of where AI and military interests are heading, and the stakes are high for innovation and oversight alike.