Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War

Anthropic says it is expanding Claude’s use across U.S. defense and intelligence agencies, but will not permit mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons without safeguards.

Dario Amodei says those uses conflict with democratic values or exceed current AI reliability.

The Department of War is reportedly pressuring AI firms to accept broader lawful-use terms, underscoring a growing dispute over military AI limits.