The Defense Department is threatening to blacklist Anthropic over limits on military use, potentially putting one of its top contractors in a bind.

If Anthropic ultimately does not agree with the DOD's terms of use, the agency could label the company a "supply chain risk," which would require its vendors and contractors to certify that they do not use Anthropic's models, the person said.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei discussed the potential consequences of AI on the job market. He also stated that Anthropic itself may not require as many software engineers as it has at the moment.

The company is at odds with the Pentagon over how its A.I. will be used. The conflict has its roots in the foundational plan for Anthropic.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is more consistent with coding and is better at following coding instructions, Anthropic said.

Anthropic rolls out Claude Sonnet 4.6 as its new default model, bringing stronger reasoning and coding power to free and paid users alike.

The roots of the conflict point to the changing nature of software stacks as top officials push to modernize the military.

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The Pentagon is reviewing its relationship with artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic over the terms of use of its AI model, which was used by the U.S. military during last month’s operation

Anthropic has increasingly found itself at odds with the Pentagon over how its AI model Claude can be deployed in military operations following disclosure about its use in the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last month.

Dario Amodei, who left OpenAI before founding Anthropic, has been outspoken about the need for greater AI regulation.