Anthropic's chief executive is seeking to resolve a dispute with the US military over the use of its artificial intelligence technology, telling investors the two sides have "much more in common than we have differences."
Dario Amodei said at a Morgan Stanley conference in San Francisco on Tuesday that talks with the Department of Defense were continuing, with the aim of reaching "some agreement that works for us and works for them."
The remarks follow a public confrontation in which President Donald Trump cancelled Anthropic's government contracts and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth designated the company a "supply chain risk," a label that restricts military contractors from working with the AI firm.
The dispute centres on Anthropic's insistence on placing limits on how its technology can be used, specifically barring its deployment in mass surveillance of American citizens or in fully autonomous weapons systems.
Sources familiar with the situation told CBS News that Anthropic executives have expressed regret to Pentagon officials over the breakdown in understanding, while the company has said it will challenge the supply chain designation in court.
Two sources separately confirmed that the US military used Anthropic's Claude model during its recent military operations against Iran.