VCs' faith in irreplaceable taste questioned

This week, the team discusses what’s at stake for Anthropic after the company sued the Department of Defense. They also take a look at the strategy behind the Trump administration sharing action-filled war memes on social media, and share a scoop about how a controversial company is making millions by organizing the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Plus — could AI come for the jobs of venture capitalists? 

Articles mentioned in this episode:

• Anthropic Claims Pentagon Feud Could Cost It Billions | WIRED 
• A Trumpworld Events Company Is Raking In Millions in Federal Contracts | WIRED 
• OpenAI and Google Workers File Amicus Brief in Support of Anthropic Against the US Government | WIRED 
• Can AI Kill the Venture Capitalist? | WIRED 

Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from Alexis Ohanian's newest tech venture to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests.