257 – Pentagon Comes For Claude
01 March 2026

257 – Pentagon Comes For Claude

The Bayesian Conspiracy

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We relive the last 48 hours of the future of humanity being wrestled over. The Pentagon wants to use Claude for comprehensive mass surveillance of Americans and autonomous kill-bots, and Anthropic says no. The Pentagon retaliates with extreme prejudice. With guest-star Matt.


LINKS

Washington Post summary

Anthropic’s response

Trump’s response

Hegseth’s unhinged lunacy

We Will Not Be Divided – Goggle and OpenAI employees open letter

Eliezer on the tech/govt war

Scott Alexander tweet

RSP comment

Opus3 Retirement


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