Silicon Valley Rallies Behind Anthropic in A.I. Clash With Trump

Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s chief executive, has said he does not want the company’s A.I. to be used to surveil Americans or in autonomous weapons, saying this could “undermine, rather than defend, democratic values.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth labeled the start-up a “supply chain risk,” a move that would sever ties between the company and the U.S. government.

Anthropic’s unwillingness to accede shows how the Department of Defense cannot easily force Silicon Valley firms to comply. Unlike defense contractors that have worked with the Pentagon for decades and are reliant on longstanding military contracts, the A.I. companies are contending with different internal pressures and external factors.