Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon AI team includes former Uber executive and private equity investor

The Pentagon is engaged in tense contract negotiations with Anthropic, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets with CEO Dario Amodei. The Pentagon has flagged Anthropic as a “supply-chain risk” if it fails to adhere to specified use policies. Notable attendees included Pentagon CTO Emil Michael, a former Uber executive with a controversial history, and Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg, linked to defense investments through Cerberus Capital Management.

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