Why the Anthropic–DOD Dispute Blew Up

kill switch went live on March 4th to cover one of the newsier topics of the week: the fight between the US government and Anthropic, the company behind Claude. Dexter talked to WIRED senior writer, Will Knight, to discuss what exactly is happening, why, and the stakes for all of us.

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Read + Watch: 

• Will’s articles on WIRED:
• https://www.wired.com/story/trump-moves-to-ban-anthropic-from-the-us-government/
• https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-supply-chain-risk-shockwaves-silicon-valley/
• Will’s AI Lab newsletter: https://www.wired.com/newsletter/exclusive/ai-lab

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