Anthropic CEO resumes U.S. Pentagon talks to resolve supply-chain risk designation

by | Mar 5, 2026 | Latest E-commerce News & Updates

Anthropic resumed negotiations with the U.S. Department of Defense to finalize a contract for military access to its models. CEO Dario Amodei met with Undersecretary Emil Michael following a federal blacklist and a designation of the company as a supply-chain risk. The dispute centered on the company’s refusal to remove guardrails prohibiting mass domestic surveillance and the use of its technology for fully autonomous weapons.

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