Some Anthropic investors are racing to contain fallout from the AI research lab’s dispute with the Pentagon, seven people familiar with the matter said, for fear that an ongoing spat could devastate the company’s business.In recent days, CEO Dario Amodei has discussed the matter with some of Anthropic’s major investors and partners, including Amazon.com CEO Andy Jassy, two of the people said. Venture capital firms including Lightspeed and Iconiq have also been in contact with Anthropic executives, two sources said.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Some investors are also reaching out to their contacts in the Trump administration in hopes of tamping down the tensions, two sources said. The discussions focus on avoiding a ban of Anthropic’s AI from all Pentagon contractors, the people said.Anthropic and the Pentagon are continuing some talks in the meantime, one of the people said. Reuters was unable to determine what such talks entailed.