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Sam Altman Is Marketing OpenAI as America’s Wartime AI Company Whether He Intends to or Not
Mike Pearl, Gizmodo.com
At the outbreak of a new war, Altman is closer than ever to the Pentagon.
Feb 28, 2026, 7:32 PM
OpenAI Says Hell Yea To To Helping Government With ‘Fully Autonomous Weapons’ As Trump Bombs More Countries
Zack Kotzer, Kotaku
Whatever spooked Claude’s creators out of the Pentagon is a-okay by OpenAI
Feb 28, 2026, 4:18 PM
Dario Amodei on Anthropic's Pentagon spat: 'Disagreeing with the government is the most American thing in the world'
Cheryl Teh, Business Insider
"We have stood up for the values of this country," the Anthropic CEO said, discussing the AI lab's refusal to accept the Pentagon's terms for Claude.
Feb 28, 2026, 2:01 PM
Timeline: Anthropic, OpenAI, and U.S. Government
Vercel.app
Timeline of recent events involving Anthropic, OpenAI, and the U.S. Department of War.
Feb 28, 2026, 1:25 PM
"Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Department of War — as Anthropic refuses to surveil American citizens
jez@windowscentral.com (Jez Corden) , Jez Corden, Windows Central
After Anthropic refused flat out to agree to apply Claude AI to autonomous weapons and mass surveillance of American citizens, OpenAI jumps right into bed with the United States Department of War.
Feb 28, 2026, 10:21 AM
OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon to use tech in ‘classified network’
Lyndal Rowlands, Al Jazeera English
Sam Altman claims his technology will not be used by the US for 'domestic mass surveillance' or 'autonomous weapons'.
Feb 28, 2026, 9:12 AM
Pentagon Designates Anthropic Supply Chain Risk Over AI Military Dispute
info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News), Internet
Anthropic on Friday hit back after U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the Pentagon to designate the artificial intelligence (AI) upstart as a "supply chain risk." "This action follows months of negotiations that reached an impasse over two except…
Feb 28, 2026, 4:57 AM
Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic as dispute escalates
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
There has been a weeks-long feud between Pentagon and Anthropic over concerns about how military could use AI at war.
Feb 27, 2026, 11:56 PM
Trump Orders Federal Agencies To Stop Using Anthropic AI Tech 'Immediately'
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
President Donald Trump has ordered all U.S. federal agencies to "immediately cease" using Anthropic's AI technology, escalating a standoff after the company sought limits on Pentagon use of its models. CNBC reports: The company, which in July signed a $200 mi…
Feb 27, 2026, 10:40 PM
The nuclear nightmare at the heart of the Trump-Anthropic fight
Joshua Keating, Vox
President Donald Trump ordered the entire federal government to stop using products from the AI company Anthropic on Friday to stop what he called a “radical left, woke company” from encroaching on the military’s decision-making. The public feud between the …
Feb 27, 2026, 9:40 PM
Trump Threatens ‘Criminal Consequences’ for Anthropic Over AI Safety Guard Fight
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
The President said the AI startup is filled with "leftwing nut jobs."
Feb 27, 2026, 9:37 PM
Trump orders federal agencies to drop Anthropic’s AI
Hayden Field, Richard Lawler, The Verge
On Friday afternoon, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, accusing Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, of attempting to "STRONG-ARM" the Pentagon and directing federal agencies to "IMMEDIATELY CEASE" use of its products. At issue is Anthropic CEO Dario A…
Feb 27, 2026, 9:33 PM
Trump Tells Feds to Stop Using Claude AI After Anthropic Stood by Surveillance Restrictions
Jon Reed, CNET
The Trump administration wanted the Department of Defense to be able to use Claude for "any lawful purpose."
Feb 27, 2026, 9:22 PM
Trump says US government will 'immediately cease' use of Anthropic AI
Selina Wang, Abcnews.com
The Pentagon set a 5:00 p.m. ET deadline for Anthropic to agree to a deal.
Feb 27, 2026, 9:18 PM
Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's technology
Bryan Metzger, Business Insider
Trump's directive comes amid a dispute between the AI giant and the Department of Defense.
Feb 27, 2026, 9:17 PM
OpenAI says it shares Anthropic's 'red lines' over military AI use
Shannon Bond, NPR
OpenAI's Sam Altman says he shares the "red lines" set by rival Anthropic restricting how the military uses AI models, amid Anthropic's escalating feud with the Pentagon.
Feb 27, 2026, 8:03 PM
I Never Would’ve Guessed the Skynet Problem Would Come Before the Mass Layoffs
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
You don't need to worry about AI taking your job during a nuclear apocalypse.
Feb 27, 2026, 8:00 PM
Oak Ridge spawns institute to curb AI datacenter power surge
Dan Robinson, Theregister.com
Lab aims to link power, cooling, and workload management to ease strain on the US grid Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is hoping to turn its technical expertise to the problem of growing electricity demand from AI datacenters.…
Feb 27, 2026, 6:56 PM
We don’t have to have unsupervised killer robots
Hayden Field, The Verge
It's the day of the Pentagon's looming ultimatum for Anthropic: allow the US military unchecked access to its technology, including for mass surveillance and fully autonomous lethal weapons, or potentially be designated a "supply chain risk" and potentially l…
Feb 27, 2026, 4:18 PM
What Developers Know About the Dangers of Unbounded AI
Thomas Wright, The Atlantic
Large language models are too powerful and too new to be set free from human oversight.
Feb 27, 2026, 4:16 PM
The Pentagon is making a mistake by threatening Anthropic
Timothy B. Lee, Understandingai.org
Anthropic faces a Friday deadline to allow domestic surveillance and automated killer robots.
Feb 27, 2026, 3:08 PM
10 Friday AM Reads
Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com
My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • People Loved the Dot-Com Boom. The A.I. Boom, Not So Much.: The dot-com era generated genuine public excitement. The AI boom is generating anxiety, skepticism, and resentment — even as the money keeps pouring in. (New…
Feb 27, 2026, 11:30 AM
Here's what smart people are saying about Anthropic's public spat with the Pentagon
Cheryl Teh,Matthew Loh, Business Insider
Anthropic drew a red line with the DOD over the use of its model, Claude. This is what smart people are saying about that.
Feb 27, 2026, 8:54 AM
Anthropic Tells Pete Hegseth to Take a Hike
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
The Pentagon wants Anthropic to drop safeguards against mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons.
Feb 27, 2026, 12:29 AM