{"id":144872,"date":"2026-02-26T11:23:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/02\/26\/pentagon-orders-anthropic-to-drop-its-ethics-safeguards-spurring-high-stakes-showdown\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:23:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:23:17","slug":"pentagon-orders-anthropic-to-drop-its-ethics-safeguards-spurring-high-stakes-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/02\/26\/pentagon-orders-anthropic-to-drop-its-ethics-safeguards-spurring-high-stakes-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon Orders Anthropic to Drop Its Ethics Safeguards, Spurring High-Stakes Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anthropic does not want its models used for autonomous weapons or for surveillance of Americans, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the company to drop its objections by Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" 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