Hegseth and Anthropic CEO set to meet as debate intensifies over the military's use of AI

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to meet with the CEO of Anthropic. The artificial intelligence company is the only one of its peers to not supply its technology to a new U.S. military internal network. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has raised ethical concerns about unchecked government use of AI, including the dangers of fully autonomous armed drones and AI-assisted mass surveillance. Hegseth has said he wants AI to become a key part of the nation's defense and security and has criticized some AI models that restrict what he says is lawful military activity. A defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed Tuesday's meeting between Hegseth and Amodei.