Subj : Re: Pentagon, Anthropic clash over AI safeguards To : Mike Powell From : Kurt Weiske Date : Wed Feb 18 2026 07:50 am -=> Mike Powell wrote to All <=- MP> Anthropic has voiced fears its Claude models would be used in MP> autonomous weapons systems and mass domestic surveillance, with the MP> Pentagon threatening to terminate its $200 million contract with the AI MP> provider in response. That might be a good selling point. "It's the other AIs running the hunter-killer drones in your neighborhood..." --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: http://realitycheckbbs.org | tomorrow's retro tech (1:218/700) .