Summary
Key U.S. Senate defense leaders are trying to help resolve a disagreement between the Pentagon and a company named Anthropic. This disagreement is about how a specific AI technology called Claude can be used by the military. The Pentagon has given Anthropic a deadline to agree to their usage terms.
Key Facts
- Senate defense leaders sent a letter to Anthropic and the Pentagon, pushing them to solve their disagreement.
- The argument is about the limits on using Anthropic's AI, Claude, in military settings.
- Anthropic does not want their AI to be used for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons.
- The Pentagon wants Anthropic to agree to their terms or they may lose their contract.
- The deadline for Anthropic to agree to the Pentagon's terms is 5:01pm EST on Friday.