20260302 - Get your war on: AI chatbots in the kill chain

what if Anthropic and OpenAI were both bad https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/02/get-your-war-on-ai-chatbots-in-the-kill-chain/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us useful things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Send in your story tips: [email protected] Sources: Anthropic-Pentagon Clash Over Limits on AI Puts $200 Million Contract at Risk https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-ai-defense-department-contract-947d5f33 Exclusive: Pentagon threatens Anthropic punishment https://www.axios.com/2026/02/16/anthropic-defense-department-relationship-hegseth Pentagon Gives A.I. Company an Ultimatum https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/us/politics/pentagon-anthropic.html How Talks Between Anthropic and the Defense Dept. Fell Apart https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/technology/anthropic-defense-dept-openai-talks.html Inside Anthropic's Killer-Robot Dispute With the Pentagon https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/03/inside-anthropics-killer-robot-dispute-with-the-pentagon/686200/ This week, Anthropic delivered a master class in arrogance and betrayal https://x.com/SecWar/status/2027507717469049070 Statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth https://www.anthropic.com/news/statement-comments-secretary-war OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/technology/openai-agreement-pentagon-ai.html Tonight, we reached an agreement with the Department of War to deploy our models in their classified network https://x.com/sama/status/2027578652477821175 Anthropic's Claude Goes Down Amid 'Unprecedented Demand' https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-02/anthropic-s-claude-chatbot-goes-down-for-thousands-of-users Full interview: Anthropic CEO responds to Trump order, Pentagon clash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPTNHrq_4LU&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War https://www.anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war U.S. Strikes in Middle East Use Anthropic, Hours After Trump Ban https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-strikes-2026/card/u-s-strikes-in-middle-east-use-anthropic-hours-after-trump-ban-ozNO0iClZpfpL7K7ElJ2 Previously on Pivot to AI: Military AI: I'm from the government and EXTERMINATE EXTERMINATE https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/08/09/military-ai-im-from-the-government-and-exterminate-exterminate/ Department of Defense goes to war by AI chatbot https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/10/department-of-defense-goes-to-war-by-ai-chatbot/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPh9dirnYeA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA