Anthropic’s CEO to Meet Hegseth Amid Feud Over Pentagon Work

Anthropic PBC Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei will meet with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, according to a senior Pentagon official, as contract talks with the artificial intelligence startup remain deadlocked over the company’s insistence on guardrails for use of its technology.

There were no further details on the meeting between Amodei and Hegseth, according to the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The Pentagon had grown concerned that the company did not support its aims after hearing it had questions about how its AI was used during the US operation last month that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the official said.