Anthropic’s Pentagon Talks Snag, Pound Falls After UK Wage Data | The Opening Trade 2/17/2026

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Anthropic’s talks about extending a contract with the Pentagon are being held up over additional protections the artificial intelligence company wants to put on its Claude tool, a person familiar with the matter said. Anthropic wants to put guardrails in place to stop Claude from being used for mass surveillance of Americans or to develop weapons that can be deployed without a human involved, the person said, asking not to be identified because the negotiations are private. The Pentagon wants