{"id":"f-86c21c4f86-b7ed51df-1908-5dca-bd5d-5e88a806d423","title":"Amazon, Nvidia back Anthropic amid Pentagon AI ‘supply chain risk’ dispute","description":"Major technology firms including Amazon and Nvidia have backed Anthropic amid tensions with the US Pentagon, warning that labelling the AI startup a supply chain risk could disrupt industry collaboration and government partnerships as talks continue to ease the dispute.","timestamp":1772861160,"category":"technology","headline":"Amazon, Nvidia back Anthropic amid Pentagon AI ‘supply chain risk’ dispute","modifiedHeadline":"Tech Giants Back Anthropic Amid Pentagon Row","subCategories":["scid_bfd77859"],"subcategoriesName":["Big Tech"],"region":"IN","bundleMetaData":{"bundleId":"c35cfc57-1bba-4539-a24c-695ea99ac023","bundleTitle":"Mastering AI","cardData":null},"iabCategoryId":"597","fcSummary":"major tech companies like amazon and nvidia are backing anthropic amid a dispute with the pentagon, which considers the ai firm a supply chain risk. anthropic refused to comply with a clause allowing use for surveillance or autonomous weapons. investors are intervening, while openai has partnered with the pentagon with similar restrictions, advocating for anthropic's removal from the risk designation. claude’s usage has also surged.","summary":"Tech giants back Anthropic amid Pentagon AI dispute, fearing industry disruption & government partnership setbacks. Talks ongoing.","ctaUrl":"https://trends.glance.com/newz/news/IN/en/firstpost/f-86c21c4f86-b7ed51df-1908-5dca-bd5d-5e88a806d423","sourceUrl":"https://www.firstpost.com/tech/amazon-nvidia-back-anthropic-amid-pentagon-ai-supply-chain-risk-dispute-13986291.html","bannerImage":"https://g-mob.glance-cdn.com/public/fc/image/BqX_z28_uCy0.webp","content":"Big tech giants like Amazon and Nvidia on Wednesday backed Anthropic and expressed concern regarding the decision of the Pentagon to declare artificial intelligence a “supply chain risk” as other investors raced to contain fallout from the lab's fight with the US Defense Department.\n
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In a letter shown on Wednesday, the members of various tech giants including Nvidia, Amazon, OpenAI, Apple said, “We are concerned by recent reports regarding the Department of War’s consideration of imposing a supply-chain risk designation in response to a procurement dispute.\" The letter does not name Anthropic.\n\n
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Tech giants back Anthopic

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Recently the CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei also discussed some of the matter with investors including partners from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, reported Reuters. Venture capital firms including Lightspeed and Iconiq have also backed Anthropic amid tensions from the US Defence Department, told Reuters. \n
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Some investors are also taking initiative in easing the tensions between the two by reaching out to their contacts in the Trump administration. \n
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The coming together of major tech giants is due to avoiding ban of Anthropic’s AI from all Pentagon contractors. Anthropic and the Pentagon are continuing some talks in the meantime, Reuters reported. \n
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What is the dispute?

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President Donald Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth accused rising AI star Anthropic of endangering national security after its CEO Dario Amodei refused to back down over concerns the company’s products could be used for mass surveillance or autonomous armed drones.\n
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Hegseth reiterated that such a risky supply chain would require all government contractors to stop using Anthropic’s technology to include in their business activities. \n
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Due to which the Pentagon has pushed AI companies to drop red lines in favour of abiding by an all-lawful use clause. But Anthropic has refused to take down its Claude AI to power autonomous weapons and mass US surveillance.\n
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During talks with Anthropic executives, investors have reiterated their support for the San Francisco-based AI ‌lab while also ⁠expressing their desire to find a solution with the Pentagon.\n
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Claude usage surged

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Amid the ongoing tussle between Anthropic and Pentagon CNBC reported, Claude’s usage has surged rising to the top of the free app rankings in Apple’s US App store. It overtook OpenAI’s ChatGPT to claim the number one spot, a position that is still held on Sunday morning. \n
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OpenAI steps into the ring

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Hours after its competitor was punished, OpenAI’s Sam Altman announced its company's deal with the Pentagon to supply its AI to classified military networks. But Altman said that the same AI restrictions that were the sticking point in Anthropic’s dispute with the Pentagon are now enshrined in OpenAI’s new partnership.\n
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\"Our red lines were the same as Anthropic's, which is at this point in time, no domestic surveillance and no use of AI for autonomous weapons,\" Connie LaRossa, who works on national security policy at OpenAI, said on a panel at an Aspen Digital conference in Northern California on Wednesday.\n
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\"We are actually working to have the secure risk designation removed from Anthropic ... That shouldn't be applied to a US industry counterpart with such an important tool,” she said. ","readDurationInMinutes":"6","author":{"name":"Firstpost","logo":"https://glance-mob.glance-cdn.com/public/bubble/png/28d65284-7c7e-4e74-a1da-84b4daef1e4c.jpeg"},"ism":false,"analyticsResponses":[{"measurementId":"DUMMy","type":"GA"}],"pointerSummary":["Tech giants like Amazon & Nvidia back Anthropic amid Pentagon AI risk concerns.","Claude's usage surged, topping Apple's US app store, amid the dispute with Pentagon.","OpenAI agreed to Pentagon AI restrictions, echoing Anthropic’s stance, seeking resolution."],"tags":["Anthropic","Pentagon","AISupplyChainRisk","BigTech","Amazon","Nvidia","OpenAI","Apple","DarioAmodei","DonaldTrump","PeteHegseth","ClaudeAI","AutonomousWeapons","MassSurveillance","SamAltman","MilitaryAI","NationalSecurity","TechDispute","VentureCapital","Lightspeed","Iconiq","USDefenseDepartment","AIEthics","GovernmentContracts"],"redirectionEnabled":false,"consent":true}

Amazon, Nvidia back Anthropic amid Pentagon AI ‘supply chain risk’ dispute

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