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Hegseth Says AI Will Not Be Used for Lethal Military Decisions, Criticizes Anthropic
U.S. Secretary of War Hegseth stated that artificial intelligence is not involved in making lethal decisions at the Pentagon. He described Anthropic's leadership as led by an ideological lunatic and dismissed suggestions of AI running military targeting as a classic Anthropic talking-point. The remarks highlight tensions between military officials and AI entities on defense applications.
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U.S. Secretary of War Hegseth stated that AI is not making lethal decisions in military operations. He emphasized this point in recent comments, directly addressing concerns about AI's role in defense.
Hegseth added that Anthropic is led by an ideological lunatic. This criticism came amid discussions on AI's involvement in military targeting. The war secretary described suggestions that AI is running military targeting at the Pentagon as a classic Anthropic talking-point.
He framed these ideas as originating from the entity itself. Anthropic is referenced as an entity with specific talking-points on AI in military targeting, according to Hegseth's statements.
