Anthropic Rejects “Any Lawful Use” Procurement Terms in Defense Negotiations
Narrative
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a statement describing pressure from the Department of War to accept unrestricted “any lawful use” contract terms and remove safeguards. Anthropic states it will not remove limits on mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons.
Reality
Anthropic establishes an explicit contractual boundary excluding certain defense use cases while permitting broader national security applications.
Implication
Defense procurement language becomes a structural lever capable of reshaping frontier model governance boundaries.