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
Sign up to read the full summary
Free AI-powered recaps of every episode, delivered to your inbox.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.
Guest
Scott Shambaugh
conversational on Hard Fork
Mentions
Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.
People
Companies
Products & Tools
Topics
Listen to This Episode
More from Hard Fork
A.I. Safety Is So Back + Mythos Mayhem with Nikesh Arora + Hot Mess Express
At the Pentagon, OpenAI is In and Anthropic Is Out
Grok’s Undressing Scandal + Claude Code Capers + Casey Busts a Reddit Hoax
OpenAI’s Big Reset + A.I. in the Doctor’s Office + Talkie, a pre-1930s LLM
Tech Grapples With ICE + Casey Tries Clawdbot, a Risky New A.I. Assistant + HatGPT
Is A.I. Eating the Labor Market? + The Latest on the Pentagon, OpenClaw and Alpha School
Similar episodes
Other shows covering related topics.
A.I. Safety Is So Back + Mythos Mayhem with Nikesh Arora + Hot Mess Express
Hard Fork
AI goes to war
Today, Explained
At the Pentagon, OpenAI is In and Anthropic Is Out
Hard Fork
The Battle Over AI in Warfare
The Journal.
Trump blacklists Anthropic in AI battle
Global News Podcast
Trump SHORT-CIRCUITS After MAJOR Lawsuit Derails War Plans
Breaking News from Pod Save America
Get summaries like this every morning.
Free AI-powered recaps of Hard Fork and your other favorite podcasts, delivered to your inbox.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.