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Alex Ossola

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WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

Anthropic has until Friday to comply with the Pentagon's demands on using its artificial intelligence models, or the company's contract will be canceled.

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

That's according to people familiar with the matter.

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

The people said that if Anthropic doesn't show more flexibility working with the military, Hegseth said that he could label the company a supply chain risk.

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

a move typically reserved for overseas companies linked to foreign adversaries.

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

Or he said he could invoke the Defense Production Act to essentially force the company to work more collaboratively with the Pentagon.

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

Experts have said that either move would be nearly unprecedented.

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

The meeting comes after a recent feud between the Pentagon and Anthropic.

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

Hexeth wants the military to be able to use Anthropic's Claude and other AI tools in all lawful use cases, including domestic surveillance and autonomous lethal activities, a move the company has resisted.

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

In other AI news, Meta has agreed to buy six gigawatts worth of artificial intelligence computing power from advanced micro devices.

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

The deal is valued at more than $100 billion and could result in Meta owning as much as 10% of AMD's stock.

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

For more about the deal, I'm joined now by Robbie Whelan, who covers semiconductors for the journal.

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

Robbie, AMD's stock was up 8.8% today, while Meta's rose just 0.3%.

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

Why are investors betting this is such a big deal for AMD?

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

Are there any downsides to that kind of structure of a deal?

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

Back to the specifics of this deal for a second.

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

I mean, six gigawatts worth of AI computing power, that sounds like a lot.

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

Is it?

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

That was WSJ reporter Robbie Whelan.

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

Thanks, Robbie.

WSJ What’s News
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

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