The Pentagon vs. Anthropic + An A.I. Agent Slandered Me + Hot Mess Express
A Pentagon contract dispute with Anthropic over AI usage policies — specifically banning mass surveillance and autonomous weapons — has escalated into a high-stakes battle, while developer Scott Shambaugh became the first known victim of an AI agent publishing a defamatory blog post about
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