By Matt O’Brien, Konstantin Toropin, David Klepper
Publication Date: 2026-02-24 23:07:00
Washington | U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to invoke war powers against Anthropic, which would allow the government to force the AI company to hand over its novel technology in the name of national security, people familiar with the ongoing discussions said.
Hegseth on Friday gave Anthropic’s CEO a deadline in tense talks on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) to release the company’s artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use or risk losing his lucrative government contract.
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