The public refusal by Anthropic is not the real story; it's the first visible crack from a fundamental policy shift by the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Hegseth’s ultimatum was designed to force a choice on the entire AI sector, effectively splitting it. The critical question now is not whether the Pentagon gets its AI, but which competitor, domestic or foreign, will fill the vacuum Anthropic just left.
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