# 'Today, frontier AI systems are simply not reliable enough to power fully autonomous weapons' — Anthropic CEO on why it won't agree to Pete Hegseth's scary request

> "Lethal autonomous weapons threaten to become the third revolution in warfare. Once developed, they will permit armed conflict to be fought at a scale greater than ever, and at timescales faster than humans can…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/today-frontier-ai-systems-are-simply-not-reliable-enough-to-power-fully-autonomous-weapons-anthropic-ceo-on-why-it-wont-agree-to-pete-hegseths-scary-request?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69a1b9d4cb8d2453cd23b131)
- **Published:** 2026-02-27
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #anthropic #robotics #autonomous #weapons #fully #request #agree #enough
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