The US Defense Department has given AI firm Anthropic a deadline to ease usage restrictions on its models, threatening a $200 million contract loss. Anthropic, citing concerns over autonomous weapons and surveillance, has resisted. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang acknowledged both sides have valid points, suggesting the dispute, while significant, isn’t catastrophic for either party. The US Defense Department has given AI firm Anthropic a deadline to ease usage restrictions on its models, threatening a $200 million contract loss. Anthropic, citing concerns over autonomous weapons and surveillance, has resisted. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang acknowledged both sides have valid points, suggesting the dispute, while significant, isn’t catastrophic for either party.
