Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth publicly labeled Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei an "ideological lunatic" during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. The friction stems from Anthropic's refusal to accept DoD terms of service, particularly regarding human-in-the-loop requirements for AI targeting decisions. Hegseth's comments represent a significant escalation in the political tensions between the Trump administration and AI safety advocates. The incident highlights the growing clash between defense department demands for AI capabilities in military applications and AI companies' safety commitments.
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