Pentagon Turns to Ex-Uber Executive in Anthropic Feud Over AI

Emil Michael, who first made his name in Silicon Valley as a key player for the ride-sharing giant Uber, has now switched sides. In his current role as a senior official at the Pentagon, he is taking a leading position in the defense department’s contentious dispute with artificial intelligence company Anthropic. The negotiations center on […]

OpenAI Head of Robotics Resigns After Deal with Pentagon

Caitlin Kalinowski, the head of robotics and consumer hardware at OpenAI, has resigned. Her departure, announced on Saturday, was attributed to concerns over the company’s recent agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense. In a statement posted on social media, Kalinowski expressed that the company moved too quickly in agreeing to deploy its AI models […]

Pentagon threatens to make Anthropic a pariah if it refuses to drop AI guardrails

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given a major AI company until Friday to comply with demands to remove safeguards from its artificial intelligence model or risk losing a significant Pentagon contract. The government also threatened to designate the company a supply chain risk, a move that could severely impact its business. At the heart of […]