In line with the Pentagon’s ambitions to build an “AI-first warfighting force,” earlier this year, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanded unrestricted use of Anthropic’s Claude model. Anthropic had concerns. Now the two parties are engaged in a legal battle that could shape the future of AI safety. Kimberly talks with Justin Hendrix, CEO and editor of Tech Policy Press, to explain Anthropic’s lawsuit and why this could signal a turning point in the tech industry’s chummy relationship with the Trump administration.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
"How to Think About the Anthropic-Pentagon Dispute" from Tech Policy Press
"How Anthropic Became the Most Disruptive Company in the World" from Time
"U.S. Says Anthropic Is an ‘Unacceptable’ National Security Risk" from The New York Times
"Tech industry rallies behind Anthropic in Pentagon fight" from Axios
"Microsoft backs Anthropic in Pentagon blacklist battle, urges temporary restraining order" from CNBC
"OpenAI and Google Workers File Amicus Brief in Support of Anthropic Against the US Government" from Wired
Join us tomorrow for “Economics on Tap.” The YouTube livestream starts at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, 6:30 p.m. Eastern.
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