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The government bans the sale to China of certain cutting-edge microchips used in artificial intelligence.
The Department of Justice says the three people and co-conspirators used brokers and a company in Southeast Asia to ship banned U.S.
The Southeast Asian company bought $2.5 billion worth of servers containing the chips between 2024 and 2025.
The company says in a statement it was not named as a defendant and the conduct of the individuals alleged in the indictment violates company policies and compliance rules.
The DOD wants to be able to use Anthropix AI for, quote, any lawful use.
But the company has drawn a line saying it does not want its AI models used for domestic mass surveillance or in fully autonomous weapons.
This week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened to blacklist Anthropic over those limits.
Now, Anthropic CEO Dario Amode says in a statement his company cannot in good conscience accede to the DoD demands.
He says in some cases, AI can undermine rather than defend democratic values.
and threats from the DOD do not change Anthropic's position.
DOD spokesperson Sean Parnell said on social media the Pentagon has no interest in using AI to conduct mass surveillance of Americans or to use AI to develop fully autonomous weapons.
The DoD wants to be able to use Anthropic's AI for, quote, any lawful use, but the company has drawn a line saying it does not want its AI models used for domestic mass surveillance or in fully autonomous weapons.
This week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened to blacklist Anthropic over those limits.
Now, Anthropic CEO Dario Amode says in a statement his company cannot in good conscience accede to the DoD demands.
He says in some cases, AI can undermine rather than defend democratic values.
and threats from the DOD do not change Anthropic's position.
DOD spokesperson Sean Parnell said on social media the Pentagon has no interest in using AI to conduct mass surveillance of Americans or to use AI to develop fully autonomous weapons.