American Secretary of War Hagel today posted: "This week, the AI company Anthropic has demonstrated the essence of arrogance and betrayal, and also set a negative example of how to do business with the U.S. government or the Pentagon."
Our position has never wavered, and will never waver: The War Department must have full and unrestricted access to Anthropic's models for every legitimate purpose of defending the Republic.
In contrast, the Anthropic AI company and its CEO Dario Amodei chose hypocrisy. They cloaked themselves in the false guise of "effective altruism," attempting to force the U.S. military to submit - a weak corporate moral performance that places Silicon Valley's ideology above the lives of Americans.
Anthropic's flawed altruistic service terms can never surpass the safety, readiness, and lives of the U.S. military on the battlefield. Their true intentions are evident: that is, to seize the right to veto military decisions. This is unacceptable.
As President Trump said, only the commander-in-chief and the American people can decide the fate of our armed forces, not unelected tech company executives.
Anthropic's position is fundamentally incompatible with American principles. Therefore, the company's relationship with the U.S. armed forces and the federal government has undergone a permanent change.
Given the president's directive for the federal government to stop using all technologies from Anthropic, I have instructed the War Department to classify Anthropic as a national security supply chain risk. From this day forward, any contractors, suppliers, or partners doing business with the U.S. military may not engage in any commercial activities with Anthropic. Anthropic will continue to provide services to the War Department for a period not exceeding six months to facilitate a smooth transition to better and more patriotic services.
U.S. combat personnel will never be subjected to the ideological impulses of large technology companies. This decision is final."
Comment: Hegel's statement is a strong declaration of power directly pressing the state's violence against corporate ethics. He defamed Anthropic's commitment to not making autonomous weapons and not conducting mass surveillance as "arrogance, betrayal, and ideological performance," essentially wanting AI companies to remove all safety barriers and become tools of the military unconditionally, without even mentioning technical risks and ethical responsibilities.
Using "supply chain risk" to block and completely cut off commercial cooperation is treating an American domestic technology company as an enemy force for suppression, using administrative power to stifle technological conscience. This conflict is not "patriotism vs. awakening," but rather the war machine's desire for unlimited expansion, breaking down the last safety lock of AI. America is using the most brutal way to bind technology to the war machine.
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