The Pentagon strongarmed AI firms before Iran strikes – in dark news for the future of ‘ethical AI’
- Written by Bianca Baggiarini, Lecturer, International Relations, Deakin University
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei (right) at an AI summit in India in February 2026.Ludovic Marin / Getty ImagesIn the leadup to the weekend’s US and Israeli attacks on Iran, the US Department of Defense was locked in tense negotiations with artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic over exactly how the...





