Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei was still arguing about Claude’s red lines in Washington, D.C., when Claude went to war . Just hours after the U.S. Defense Department effectively terminated its contract with Anthropic, U.S. officials likely used Claude in their airstrikes against Iran. Weeks later, how and in what capacity remains unclear . The Pentagon’s ongoing row with Anthropic is only the most visible symptom of a deeper affliction. In past months, a raft of AI ethics and safety experts have