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Pentagon Designation
The DoD officially labels Anthropic a national security risk.
Responsible Scaling Policy
Anthropic releases a framework for managing catastrophic AI risks.
Amazon Investment
Amazon announces plans to invest up to $4 billion in Anthropic.
Anthropic Founded
Dario and Daniela Amodei leave OpenAI to start a safety-focused AI lab.
The U.S. Department of Defense has officially labeled AI research firm Anthropic a national security threat, a move that could sever the company's access to federal contracts. This unprecedented designation for a major domestic AI lab signals a sharp escalation in the government's scrutiny of frontier model capabilities.
AI safety leader Anthropic has announced legal action against the U.S. Department of Defense following its classification as a national security supply chain risk. The move threatens Anthropic's access to lucrative defense contracts and marks a significant rift between Silicon Valley's AI elite and the Pentagon.