The Pentagon is giving the artificial intelligence company Anthropic an ultimatum to allow full access to its models by Friday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly told Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei that the Pentagon is prepared to cancel its $200 million contract with the company and declare Anthropic a “supply chain risk,” and even invoke the Defense Production Act to force the company to tailor its AI model for the Pentagon. Anthropic has stated it’s willing to adapt its policies for the Pentagon, but it won’t allow its model to be used for mass surveillance or to develop autonomous weapons. A Pentagon official told Axios, “The only reason we’re still talking to these people is we need them and we need them now. The problem for these guys is they are that good.” Anthropic’s AI tool Claude was reportedly used in the U.S. military’s operation to abduct former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.