AI and robotics are rapidly empowering small groups and terrorist organizations to launch autonomous attacks using drones powered by open-source vision models, prompting urgent warnings from experts that policymakers must act now to criminalize violent AI fine-tuning and strengthen defenses before these threats become reality.
OpenAI hardware executive Caitlin Kalinowski resigns over a controversial Pentagon deal, warning it enables surveillance of Americans and lethal autonomy without proper safeguards, as ChatGPT uninstalls surge 295% and rival Claude climbs to the top of the App Store.
The Pentagon blacklists Anthropic as a supply chain risk after the AI company refuses unrestricted access for uses like mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, but Google, Microsoft, and Amazon stand firm in supporting Anthropic's commercial availability, while CEO Dario Amodei vows to fight the designation in court as some defense …
The Pentagon declares Anthropic PBC a supply-chain risk effective immediately, escalating a growing dispute between the federal government and the AI company over artificial intelligence safeguards.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei publicly accuses OpenAI's Sam Altman of spreading 'straight up lies' about their Pentagon AI deal, calling it 'safety theater,' as public backlash explodes with ChatGPT uninstalls surging 295% while Anthropic climbs to #2 in the App Store.
Anthropic is surging toward a $20 billion revenue run rate while simultaneously facing a dramatic clash with the Pentagon, which has declared the AI company a supply-chain risk after it sought restrictions on military use of its technology for surveillance and autonomous weapons.
ChatGPT uninstalls surge 295% and 1-star reviews spike 775% after OpenAI announces a Pentagon deal, while rival Claude hits No. 1 on the U.S. App Store with downloads jumping up to 88% day-over-day after Anthropic declines the same DoD contract over AI surveillance and weapons concerns.
Anthropic pitched the Pentagon on a $100M drone swarm challenge while simultaneously negotiating red lines on military AI use, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth now orders the Pentagon to bar contractors from doing business with the company.
MIT Technology Review spotlights AI, crime, and energy storage breakthroughs as the Pentagon pressures Anthropic to grant full military access to its Claude AI model, threatening to cut ties if refused, while sodium-ion batteries emerge as a cheaper, safer alternative to lithium-ion technology.
Anthropic faces an existential crisis as a collapsed Pentagon deal over autonomous weapons disputes triggers a federal ban on its technology, puts $60 billion in venture capital at risk, and sees rival OpenAI swoop in to sign the rejected agreement.