Perplexity AI Senators Say "Shut AI Down", Mistral Forage, Pentagon AI, Google AI
Mar 17, 2026
Coverage of Mistral’s new Forage platform for enterprise custom models. Discussion of the Pentagon seeking alternatives to Anthropic and related legal and policy tensions. Google’s expansion of personalized intelligence using Gmail and Photos. BuzzFeed’s experiments with AI-driven content and the SeedDance video app controversy prompting congressional pressure.
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Google Gains A Personal Intelligence Moat
- Google will expand Personal Intelligence to all US users, linking Gemini to Gmail and Google Photos for personalized responses.
- Jaeden Schafer says this gives Google a data moat because their long history and distribution enable deeper context-based personalization.
Pentagon Seeks Anthropic Alternatives
- The Pentagon is building alternatives to Anthropic after a public breakdown over military use and terms of service.
- Jaeden warns companies shouldn't unilaterally set rules the government must follow, and Congress may need to define red lines.
Mistral Forage Targets Enterprise Control
- Mistral launched Forage to let enterprises train custom models on their own data, targeting control, governance, and long-term ownership.
- Jaeden frames this as Mistral's enterprise strategy to avoid relying on competitors' black-box roadmaps.