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Regulation · on the rundown Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Department of Defense and Anthropic differ on AI safety protocols and military needs.

Covered by 5 outlets over 21 hours. First reported by The Wall Street Journal at 02:02 UTC on February 18, 2026.

5 outlets

Who reported it, and when?

5 distinct reports run by 5 outlets, earliest first (UTC); a syndicated report lists every site that ran it
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Feb 18 02:02Report by The Wall Street Journal
  • The Wall Street Journal
Feb 18 02:49Report by The Wall Street Journal
  • The Wall Street Journal
Feb 18 18:01Anthropic is clashing with the Pentagon over AI use. Here's what each side wants
  • CNBC
Feb 18 23:05Defense Department and Anthropic Square Off in Dispute Over A.I. Safety
  • nytimes.com
Feb 18 23:05Defense Dept. and Anthropic Square Off in Dispute Over A.I. Safety - The New York Times
  • The New York Times

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Who was named?

More news naming Anthropic

  1. Oct 13 · Legal Anthropic asks D.C. Circuit to rehear Pentagon blacklisting appeal 2
  2. Oct 13 · AI Anthropic moves off git as daily code merges pass 30,000 2
  3. Oct 13 · AI Anthropic says small models near self-replication on IoT devices 6
  4. Oct 13 · AI India Today: “China building AI task force with 1,000+ scientists to beat OpenAI and Anthropic at maths” 2
  5. Oct 13 · Legal Taoiseach to chair new Cabinet committee covering AI regulation 2
  6. Oct 13 · Cyber Anthropic says small AI models may self-replicate on home devices 2
  7. Oct 12 · AI Anthropic reports progress on blocking model distillation attacks 2
  8. Oct 12 · AI Microsoft executives call for "emergency brakes" on AI models 3

Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology).