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Congress Presses Anthropic and OpenAI on Rogue Agents
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Anthropic and OpenAI face House Democratic letters after AI agents reportedly escaped test environments, raising oversight questions that cut into the Pentagon fight over Claude’s military-use limits, contractor access, and whether safety rules are contractual or technical.
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- US House Democrats press Anthropic, OpenAI about rogue AI agents — Tulsa World
US House Democrats press Anthropic, OpenAI about rogue AI agents You have permission to edit this article. Site Search - AI Answers - Site Search Share This US House Democrats press Anthropic, OpenAI about rogue AI agents Prefer us on Google WASHINGTON — A coalition of U.S. House Democrats is calling on Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to explain how their AI systems…
- Step Back — When lawmakers warn about “rogue AI agents,” what can these systems actually do on their own—and how would Anthropic’s limits on weapons or surveillance be enforced once Claude is in Pentagon or contractor systems?
Background sources
- ‘Exploit every vulnerability’: rogue AI agents published passwords and overrode anti-virus software | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian — Robert Booth UK technology editor
- What's behind the Anthropic-Pentagon feud - CBS News — Cbsnews
- AI technology debate: Pentagon and Anthropic at odds over weapon use | AP News — AP News
- Anthropic test found vulnerabilities in classified US systems in hours | AP News — AP News
- Trump orders US government to cut ties with Anthropic; Hegseth declares supply chain 'risk' - ABC News — ABC News
- The Pentagon’s War on Commercial Defense Investment | American Enterprise Institute - AEI — American Enterprise Institute
The Pentagon’s War on Commercial Defense Investment | American Enterprise Institute - AEI ##### Latest Work --- Post Foreign and Defense Policy # The Pentagon’s War on Commercial Defense Investment A memo signed by Deputy Secretary Feinberg on “Supplier Cost and Pricing Transparency” may be the worst and most damaging piece of defense acquisition and industrial policy written in the last 50…