The Fox News Rundown Evening Edition: AI Warfare Is Here, The Pentagon Considers Switching Models
Feb 17, 2026
Jennifer Griffin, chief national security correspondent who covers Pentagon operations, breaks down the AI standoff between the Pentagon and Anthropic. She discusses how AI and drones reshaped warfighting, company worries about domestic use, the $200 million contract dispute, and claims that AI aided the Maduro capture. She also covers safety failures and U.S.-China competition in AI.
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AI Is Transforming Targeting And Surveillance
- Modern warfare increasingly uses AI to process massive data for faster targeting and strikes.
- Jennifer Griffin warns this creates new ethical and safety dilemmas around autonomous weapons and surveillance.
Pentagon Pressures Anthropic Over Guardrails
- The Pentagon is pushing Anthropic to relax usage guardrails and threatens contract cancellation.
- Griffin says this strong-arm negotiation risks disrupting a military dependence on Anthropic's Claude model.
Set Guardrails Before Weaponizing AI
- Debate and set guardrails before integrating AI into lethal systems and domestic surveillance.
- Griffin urges more public and congressional scrutiny to prevent unchecked surveillance and risk to civilians.