Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
what if Anthropic and OpenAI were both bad
pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/02/get-your-war-on-ai-chatbots-in-the-kill-chain - blog post
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Sources:
Anthropic-Pentagon Clash Over Limits on AI Puts $200 Million Contract at Risk wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-ai-defense-department-contract-947d5f33
Exclusive: Pentagon threatens Anthropic punishment axios.com/2026/02/16/anthropic-defense-department-relationship-hegseth
Pentagon Gives A.I. Company an Ultimatum nytimes.com/2026/02/24/us/politics/pentagon-anthropic.html
How Talks Between Anthropic and the Defense Dept. Fell Apart nytimes.com/2026/03/01/technology/anthropic-defense-dept-openai-talks.html
Inside Anthropic’s Killer-Robot Dispute With the Pentagon theatlantic.com/technology/2026/03/inside-anthropics-killer-robot-dispute-with-the-pentagon/686200
This week, Anthropic delivered a master class in arrogance and betrayal https://x.com/SecWar/status/2027507717469049070
Statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth anthropic.com/news/statement-comments-secretary-war
OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash nytimes.com/2026/02/27/technology/openai-agreement-pentagon-ai.html
Tonight, we reached an agreement with the Department of War to deploy our models in their classified network https://x.com/sama/status/2027578652477821175
Anthropic’s Claude Goes Down Amid ‘Unprecedented Demand’ bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-02/anthropic-s-claude-chatbot-goes-down-for-thousands-of-users
Full interview: Anthropic CEO responds to Trump order, Pentagon clash youtube.com/watch?v=MPTNHrq_4LU&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war
U.S. Strikes in Middle East Use Anthropic, Hours After Trump Ban wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-strikes-2026/card/u-s-strikes-in-middle-east-use-anthropic-hours-after-trump-ban-ozNO0iClZpfpL7K7ElJ2
Previously on Pivot to AI:
Military AI: I’m from the government and EXTERMINATE EXTERMINATE pivot-to-ai.com/2024/08/09/military-ai-im-from-the-government-and-exterminate-exterminate
Department of Defense goes to war by AI chatbot pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/10/department-of-defense-goes-to-war-by-ai-chatbot
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what if Anthropic and OpenAI were both bad
pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/02/get-your-war-on-ai-chatbots-in-the-kill-chain - blog post
Patreon: patreon.com/davidgerard (get in with the cool kids)
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/A1529D5
Buy us useful things: amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6
Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com
Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com
Sources:
Anthropic-Pentagon Clash Over Limits on AI Puts $200 Million Contract at Risk wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-ai-defense-department-contract-947d5f33
Exclusive: Pentagon threatens Anthropic punishment axios.com/2026/02/16/anthropic-defense-department-relationship-hegseth
Pentagon Gives A.I. Company an Ultimatum nytimes.com/2026/02/24/us/politics/pentagon-anthropic.html
How Talks Between Anthropic and the Defense Dept. Fell Apart nytimes.com/2026/03/01/technology/anthropic-defense-dept-openai-talks.html
Inside Anthropic’s Killer-Robot Dispute With the Pentagon theatlantic.com/technology/2026/03/inside-anthropics-killer-robot-dispute-with-the-pentagon/686200
This week, Anthropic delivered a master class in arrogance and betrayal https://x.com/SecWar/status/2027507717469049070
Statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth anthropic.com/news/statement-comments-secretary-war
OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash nytimes.com/2026/02/27/technology/openai-agreement-pentagon-ai.html
Tonight, we reached an agreement with the Department of War to deploy our models in their classified network https://x.com/sama/status/2027578652477821175
Anthropic’s Claude Goes Down Amid ‘Unprecedented Demand’ bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-02/anthropic-s-claude-chatbot-goes-down-for-thousands-of-users
Full interview: Anthropic CEO responds to Trump order, Pentagon clash youtube.com/watch?v=MPTNHrq_4LU&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war
U.S. Strikes in Middle East Use Anthropic, Hours After Trump Ban wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-strikes-2026/card/u-s-strikes-in-middle-east-use-anthropic-hours-after-trump-ban-ozNO0iClZpfpL7K7ElJ2
Previously on Pivot to AI:
Military AI: I’m from the government and EXTERMINATE EXTERMINATE pivot-to-ai.com/2024/08/09/military-ai-im-from-the-government-and-exterminate-exterminate
Department of Defense goes to war by AI chatbot pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/10/department-of-defense-goes-to-war-by-ai-chatbot
video: youtube.com/watch?v=KPh9dirnYeA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Full Pivot to AI playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Audio-only podcast: pivottoai.libsyn.com
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot-to-ai/id1844698298
