Employees at Google and OpenAI support Anthropic’s Pentagon stand in open letter

Anthropic, an AI company, is refusing the Pentagon's demands for unrestricted access to its AI technology, specifically opposing its use for domestic mass surveillance (tracking citizens without limits) and fully autonomous weapons (weapons that make kill decisions without human control). Over 300 Google employees and 60 OpenAI employees signed an open letter supporting Anthropic's stance, and leaders at both companies have informally expressed sympathy for Anthropic's position, though the Pentagon has threatened to declare Anthropic a security risk or use the Defense Production Act (a law allowing the government to force companies to produce needed goods) if it doesn't comply.