Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei declared the company 'cannot in good conscience' comply with the Pentagon's ultimatum to remove safety guardrails from its Claude AI model. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened to cancel a $200 million contract and label Anthropic a 'supply chain risk' unless it granted unrestricted military access by Friday, February 27, 2026.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to the Pentagon for a high-stakes meeting over the military's use of Claude, as the DoD threatens to label Anthropic a supply chain risk.