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At the Pentagon, OpenAI is In and Anthropic Is Out

March 1, 2026·33 min·4-min readconversationaltechnology
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A high-stakes conflict erupted between Anthropic and the Pentagon over AI use in military applications, with the Pentagon threatening to designate Anthropic a supply chain risk after the company refused to remove ethical red lines against mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous we

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Kevin Roose

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Dario AmodeiSam AltmanPete HegsethCasey NewtonKevin Roose

Books

The Making of the Atomic Bombby Richard Rhodes

Companies

AnthropicOpenAIThe New York Times

Topics

Artificial IntelligenceCybersecurityEthicsMachine LearningTech Industry

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