Pentagon summons AI firm Anthropic for urgent meeting

The Pentagon told Anthropic straight up this is a “sh*t-or-get-off-the-pot” meeting. Claude is the only AI running in classified military systems, and the Pentagon wants the guardrails gone. 

🇺🇸 Hegseth just summoned Anthropic’s CEO to the Pentagon and it’s not a friendly meeting.

The Pentagon told Anthropic straight up this is a “sh*t-or-get-off-the-pot” meeting. Claude is the only AI running in classified military systems, and the Pentagon wants the guardrails… pic.twitter.com/a7zwl5XPp1

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 23, 2026

Hegseth just summoned Anthropic’s CEO to the Pentagon and it’s not a friendly meeting.

The Pentagon told Anthropic straight up this is a “sh*t-or-get-off-the-pot” meeting. Claude is the only AI running in classified military systems, and the Pentagon wants the guardrails gone.

Anthropic said no to two things: mass surveillance of Americans and autonomous weapons.

Now the Pentagon is threatening to label Anthropic a supply-chain risk, which would nuke their contracts and force every defense contractor to drop Claude too.

Hegseth is giving Amodei an ultimatum tomorrow morning.