Pentagon’s Anthropic Request Is Simple, Common-Sense: Parnell

The Pentagon’s request that Anthropic allow the government to use the company’s AI technology “for all lawful purposes” is “simple” and “common-sense,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell says in a post on X.

• The Pentagon “will not let any company dictate the terms regarding how we make operational decisions,” he writes
• NOTE: US Warns Anthropic to Allow Unrestricted Use of AI by Military

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