In a statement under his name he said two uses had never been in Anthropic’s contracts with the Department of War and should not be added now (mass domestic surveillance; fully autonomous weapons), and that Anthropic “cannot in good conscience accede to their request”.

The exact words it rests on

Two such use cases have never been included in our contracts with the Department of War, and we believe they should not be included now: Mass domestic surveillance. [...] Fully autonomous weapons. [...] Regardless, these threats do not change our position: we cannot in good conscience accede to their request.

What the source said when we opened it, on 13 Oct 2026.

The source

Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War
Anthropic · 2026-02-26

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