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EPISODE · Feb 26, 2026 · 1H 4M

Anthropic and the Department of War

from Don't Worry About the Vase Podcast · host Askwho Casts AI

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.* 00:00:00 - Introduction* 00:01:34 - Table of Contents* 00:02:48 - This Standoff Should Never Have Happened* 00:07:37 - Anthropic Cannot Fold* 00:08:42 - Dean Ball Gives a Primer* 00:12:18 - What Happened To Lead To This Showdown?* 00:19:59 - Simple Solution: Delayed Contract Termination* 00:20:54 - Better Solution: Status Quo* 00:21:27 - Extreme Option One: Supply Chain Risk* 00:28:03 - Putting Some Misconceptions To Bed* 00:30:39 - Extreme Option Two: The Defense Production Act* 00:43:50 - These Two Threats Contradict Each Other* 00:45:01 - The Pentagon’s Actions Here Are Deeply Unpopular* 00:48:42 - The Pentagon’s Most Extreme Potential Asks Could End The Republic* 00:51:06 - Anthropic Did Make Some Political Mistakes* 00:52:16 - Claude Is The Best Model Available* 00:54:03 - The Administration Until Now Has Been Strong On This* 00:54:59 - You Should See The Other Guys* 00:56:18 - Some Other Intuition Pumps That Might Be Helpful* 00:56:50 - Trying To Get An AI That Obeys All Orders Risks Emergent Misalignment* 01:03:18 - We Can All Still Winhttps://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/anthropic-and-the-department-of-war?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to DWAtV Podcast at dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

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