AI #158: The Department of War - by Zvi Mowshowitz

This was the worst week I have had in quite a while, maybe ever.

AI #158: The Department of War Zvi Mowshowitz Mar 05, 2026 67 38 2 Share This was the worst week I have had in quite a while, maybe ever. The situation between Anthropic and the Department of War (DoW) spun completely out of control. Trump tried to de-escalate by putting out a Truth merely banning Anthropic from direct use by the Federal Government with a six month wind down. Then Secretary of War Hegseth went rogue and declared Anthropic a supply chain risk, with wording indicating an intent to outright murder Anthropic as a company. Then that evening OpenAI signed a contact with DoW, I’ve be

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