Top Senate defense leaders intervene in Pentagon-Anthropic AI dispute

Key Senate defense leaders are privately pressing Anthropic and the Pentagon to resolve their dispute. Pressure has been building on Congress to step in as the Pentagon and Anthropic engage in a prolonged public battle over the limits of the use of Anthropic's Claude AI in classified settings. Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI), along with Defense Appropriations Chair Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Ranking Member Chris Coons (D-DE) sent Anthropic and the Pentagon a private letter urging them to resolve the issue. The bipartisan letter calls for the Pentagon to extend its deadline.