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EngadgetFeb 25, 2026
Anthropic weakens its safety pledge in the wake of the Pentagon's pressure campaign
Two stories about the Claude maker Anthropic broke on Tuesday that, when combined, arguably paint a chilling picture. First, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly pressuring Anthropic to yield its AI safeguards and give the military unrestrained access to its Claude AI chatbot. The company then chose the same day that the Hegseth news broke to drop its centerpiece safety pledge.

On Tuesday, Anthropic said it was modifying its Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP) to lower safety guardrails. Up until now, the company's core pledge has been to stop training new AI models unless specific safety guidelines can be guaranteed in advance. This policy, which set hard tripwires to halt development, was a big part of Anthropic's pitch to businesses and consumers.

"Two and a half years later, our honest assessment is that some parts of this theory of change have played out as we hoped, but others have not," Anthropic wrote. Now, its updated policy approaches safety relatively, rather than with strict red lines.

Anthropic's quotes in an


Mac RumorsFeb 25, 2026
Samsung Launches Galaxy S26 Ultra With Built-In Privacy Display and New AI Features
Samsung today announced its newest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S26, S26 , and S26 Ultra. Samsung's latest devices are focused on AI, and Samsung says they have the most "intuitive, proactive, and adaptive Galaxy AI features" to date.


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CNET Most Popular ProductsFeb 25, 2026
First Look at the Galaxy S26 Ultra: Camera, Battery and AI Updates video
Samsung's slimmest and lightest Ultra packs a handful of updates -- thankfully, without a price hike.

Mac RumorsFeb 25, 2026
More Lower-Cost MacBook Details Surface Ahead of 'Apple Experience' Next Week
Apple is expected to unveil up to five new products next week, including a lower-cost MacBook, and a few more details about the laptop surfaced today.


CNET Most Popular ProductsFeb 25, 2026
Dreaming of a Touchscreen MacBook? You'd Better Be a Fan of Apple's Dynamic Island
Apple's first touch-screen MacBook Pros will reportedly include the iPhone's Dynamic Island feature on their OLED screens.

CNET NewsFeb 25, 2026
Oura Ring Dropped Its First AI Model for Women: How to Get Access Today
Currently available for testing, Oura wants your feedback on this women's health AI chatbot.

Gizmag Emerging TechFeb 24, 2026
X-in-1 multitool swaps modular functions, stashes secret bonus tool
Earlier this month, we took a first look at the all-new Flex Titan, the fully loaded flagship of Roxon's modular tool family. The Titan has since launched, and it packs even more functions than expected for a competitive price. And if that's not enough, it can trade out nearly every single one of those functions for dozens of altern

eWeekFeb 17, 2026
Cohere's Tiny Aya Models Bring 70 Languages to Offline AI
In the world of generative AI, language support has often been a luxury reserved for a handful of global languages. That's changing fast. Cohere just unveiled a suite of open multilingual models designed to push AI out of data centers and into everyday devices while embracing linguistic diversity at scale. These "Tiny Aya" models underscore […]

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