Anthropic Rejects Pentagon Demand + 12% of Teens Use AI for Emotional Support

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei firmly rejected a Pentagon ultimatum demanding unrestricted military use of Claude models, warning that it "could undermine democratic values" and refusing to lift safety restrictions despite threats of contract loss or supply-chain risk labels.

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