Pentagon AI chief Emil Michael says Anthropic is ‘bananas’

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Pentagon AI chief Emil Michael dismisses Microsoft’s legal support for Anthropic, describing the situation as “totally bananas.”
Michael views Microsoft’s amicus brief as an attempt to appease employees rather than an effort to protect warfighters as claimed.
He highlights that the Department of War, not Microsoft or Anthropic, is responsible for protecting service members.
The Pentagon terminated its contract with Anthropic due to concerns that the company was trying to insert itself into the supply chain and might not respect classified operations.
Michael finds Anthropic’s reluctance to engage fully with the Defense Department puzzling, especially given their previous cooperation with the Pentagon.
Anthropic’s designation as a “supply chain risk” and replacement with OpenAI has been viewed as necessary to prevent insider threats or policy biases affecting military operations.
Michael believes contemporary companies are more accepting of military AI contracts compared to companies resistant during the Google Project Maven backlash.
The Pentagon plans to announce new partnerships with startups, focusing on those committed to military AI rather than those with ideological constraints.

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