# Anthropic Refused the Pentagon’s AI Deal. Now Its CEO Meets the White House.

- slug: anthropic-refused-the-pentagons-ai-deal-now-its-ceo-meets-the-white-house
- date: 2026-04-17
- category: Artificial Intelligence

Steve Bannon called the Pentagon’s AI contract terms “almost too dangerous.” The company that refused them meets the White House Friday — with a federal lawsuit still pending.

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