Comment by brookst
3 days ago
9 days ago: https://www.axios.com/2026/02/15/claude-pentagon-anthropic-c...
And I suspect that was not the first time the topic was discussed.
3 days ago
9 days ago: https://www.axios.com/2026/02/15/claude-pentagon-anthropic-c...
And I suspect that was not the first time the topic was discussed.
Definitely not the first time. Wall Street Journal reported it back on Jan 29:
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-ai-defense-department-...
My theory is that Anthropic has been wanting to make this change and doing it now while they’re making a (leaked to the) public stand in the name of ethics was a good opportunity.
Honest question: why have an elaborate theory with no evidence when the simple facts support a much simpler conclusion?
Anthropic is free to do what they want. I can’t imagine the board meeting where this triple bank shot of goading the government into threatening the company to do what they want.
I don't think it's that elaborate. I didn't mean to suggest they intentionally goaded the government into this confrontation. I figure it's a simpler "Oh look, we now have a good opportunity to make that announcement that we were worried about." Considering it's probably the same high-level decision makers on both choices it doesn't need a board meeting. And yes they're absolutely free to do what they want, but they're also not blind to how the public will view their decisions.