Anthropic—Awarded $200 million Pentagon AI contract despite CEO's prior Trump criticism
In July 2025, the Department of Defense awarded Anthropic a two-year, $200 million agreement to prototype frontier AI capabilities that advance national security. This came despite CEO Dario Amodei's previous criticism of Trump.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Safety | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.885 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Confirms Partnership Jul 1, 2025 verified
Awarded $200 million Pentagon AI contract despite CEO's prior Trump criticism
In July 2025, the Department of Defense awarded Anthropic a two-year, $200 million agreement to prototype frontier AI capabilities that advance national security. This came despite CEO Dario Amodei's previous criticism of Trump.