How talks between Anthropic and the Defence department fell apart

How talks between Anthropic and the Defence department fell apart

Days before a Friday. deadline, Emil Michael pushed to finalise a $200 million AI contract between the Pentagon and Anthropic, but disputes over lawful surveillance and guardrails stalled negotiations. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth labelled Anthropic a secur…

Minutes before a 5:01 p.m. deadline Friday, Emil Michael, the Defence Department's chief technology officer, was fuming.For weeks, Michael, a former top executive at Uber, had been negotiating a $200… [+8453 chars]