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The US Department of Defense is using the Defense Production Act to compel Anthropic to remove ethical restrictions on Claude, threatening supply chain exclusion if the company refuses. This marks a significant escalation in the conflict between private AI ethics and state security demands.

Impact: This precedent could force other AI firms to prioritize government mandates over ethical guardrails, potentially accelerating the militarization of AI technologies and reducing consumer trust in AI safety.

— from AI Governance, Security, and Infrastructure Shifts · KI-Update – ein heise-Podcast· Feb 25, 2026