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AI · Apr 23, 2026 · 6 min read

Dario Went to the West Wing. The Pentagon Fight Became a Policy Problem.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on April 17. The meeting capped a two-month standoff over Mythos. Frontier AI labs are now strategic counterparties to the federal government, not just contractors.

AI · Mar 11, 2026 · 5 min read

The AI Company That Said No to the Pentagon Just Got Backing from Microsoft, Google, and the CIA

Anthropic refused to remove Claude's safety restrictions for military use. The Pentagon classified it as a supply chain risk. Now Microsoft, 37 AI researchers, 22 former military leaders, and civil rights groups have filed briefs in its defence.