Kevin Roose reports that Defense Secretary Hegseth gave Anthropic a deadline of 5:01 PM on Friday, February 27, 2026 to agree to unrestricted military use of Claude or face retaliation.
“Hegseth delivered an ultimatum. Basically, if Anthropic does not agree to this all legal uses provision by 05:01PM this Friday, February 27, the Trump administration would take action in retaliation.”
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disputableWhether Anthropic agrees to the 'all legal uses' provision by the stated deadline of 5:01 PM on February 27, 2026, and whether the Trump administration follows through with threatened retaliation if they do not.
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