Surveillance AI News & Updates

Pentagon Threatens Anthropic Over Restrictions on Military AI Use for Autonomous Weapons and Surveillance

February 27, 2026 19:11

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is in conflict with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the company's refusal to allow its AI models to be used for mass surveillance of Americans or fully autonomous weapons without human over...

Pentagon Threatens Anthropic with "Supply Chain Risk" Designation Over Restricted Military AI Use

February 23, 2026 14:19

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to discuss military use of Claude AI after the company refused to allow its technology for mass surveillance of Americans and autonomous weapons deve...

Google Removes Ban on AI for Weapons and Surveillance from Its Principles

February 4, 2025 21:05

Google has quietly removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website, replacing it with language about supporting "national security." This change comes amid ongoing employee protests over Goo...