{"id":92580,"date":"2026-04-23T15:02:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/anthropic-says-ai-deployed-by-us-military-has-no-kill-switch-rt-world-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:04:19","slug":"anthropic-says-ai-deployed-by-us-military-has-no-kill-switch-rt-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/anthropic-says-ai-deployed-by-us-military-has-no-kill-switch-rt-world-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthropic says AI deployed by US military has no &#8216;kill switch&#8217; &#8211; RT World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                    The company has denied the Pentagon&#8217;s statement that it can somehow still control cloud AI deployed in military networks\n            <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>AI developer Anthropic says it has no backdoor <em>&#8220;kill switch&#8221;<\/em> It has once been deployed into a classified Pentagon military network for its cloud AI, according to a new court filing.<\/p>\n<p>The US military and the tech firm found themselves embroiled in a policy dispute earlier this year, with the Pentagon insisting on using the system. <em>&#8220;All legitimate military purposes,&#8221;<\/em> While the company is sticking to its AI safeguards related to mass surveillance and the use of fully autonomous weapons.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon ultimately ended its partnership with Anthropic, designating the tech firm <em>&#8220;Supply Chain Risk,&#8221;<\/em> A rare label usually reserved for entities associated with Washington&#8217;s foreign adversaries. This designation not only prevents the company from working directly with the US government, but also prevents any other contractors from using its products.<\/p>\n<p>In a new filing in a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., Anthropic rejected the U.S. administration&#8217;s key claim that the firm still retained some degree of control over cloud AI because it was deployed in classified systems and effectively allowed itself to be hacked. <em>&#8220;Operational Veto.&#8221;<\/em> The firm said it is <em>&#8220;No back door or remote kill switch,&#8221;<\/em> while this <em>&#8220;Employees cannot log into the department system to modify or disable a running model.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\" data-has-alias=\"\">\n<picture>\n                    <!--(if IE 9)>\n                    <video style=\"display: none;\"><!(endif)--><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" data-srcset=\"&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.04\/xxs\/69d650692030271ee9400e72.jpg 560w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.04\/xs\/69d650692030271ee9400e72.jpg 640w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.04\/thumbnail\/69d650692030271ee9400e72.jpg 920w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.04\/m\/69d650692030271ee9400e72.jpg 1080w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.04\/l\/69d650692030271ee9400e72.jpg 1536w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.04\/article\/69d650692030271ee9400e72.jpg 1960w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.04\/xxl\/69d650692030271ee9400e72.jpg 2480w&#10;                        \" srcset=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"\/><source data-srcset=\"&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.04\/xxs\/69d650692030271ee9400e72.jpg 280w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.04\/xs\/69d650692030271ee9400e72.jpg 320w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.04\/thumbnail\/69d650692030271ee9400e72.jpg 460w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.04\/m\/69d650692030271ee9400e72.jpg 540w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.04\/l\/69d650692030271ee9400e72.jpg 768w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.04\/article\/69d650692030271ee9400e72.jpg 980w,&#10;                            https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.04\/xxl\/69d650692030271ee9400e72.jpg 1240w&#10;                        \" srcset=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"\/><!--(if IE 9)><\/video><!(endif)--><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n                <!-- noscript pattern --><br \/>\n                <noscript><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.04\/xxs\/69d650692030271ee9400e72.jpg\" alt=\"New AI is too dangerous for public release - Anthropic\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The AI \u200b\u200bsystem supplied to the Pentagon comes as a <em>&#8220;static&#8221;<\/em> model, the company argued. Once it is deployed, it <em>&#8220;Does not degrade or change on its own, and Anthropic cannot make unknown or unapproved changes to a model after the department has implemented it.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Anthropic was formally named <em>&#8220;Supply-Chain Threat to National Security&#8221;<\/em> On February 27, while US President Donald Trump accused him of running <em>&#8220;Leave essential jobs.&#8221;<\/em> The company challenged the label in court, with the legal battle yielding mixed results so far.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, a DC court rejected Anthropic&#8217;s request to put the supply chain risk designation on hold. However, in a parallel case in California, a court sided with the company and temporarily halted the administration&#8217;s decision. With the split decision, Anthropic is barred from working with the Pentagon, but can continue its partnerships with other agencies while the legal battle continues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>            You can share this story on social media:\n        <\/p>\n<div class=\"article__social-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article__google-news lower\"><span>Follow RT<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/rtnews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/static\/img\/telegram_banners\/telegram.svg\" alt=\"RT\" style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 120px\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__google-news-mobile\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/rtnews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/static\/img\/telegram_banners\/telegram_gif.gif\" alt=\"RT\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The company has denied the Pentagon&#8217;s statement that it can somehow still control cloud AI deployed in military networks AI developer Anthropic says it has no backdoor &#8220;kill switch&#8221; It has once been deployed into a classified Pentagon military network for its cloud AI, according to a new court filing. 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