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EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 49 MIN

Anthropic vs. Department of War - Will Thibeau | #83

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Former Ranger and Palantir vet Will Thibeau unpacks the Maduro raid, AI-powered targeting, Anthropic’s clash with the Department of War, and how LLMs are reshaping combat, ethics, and U.S. power.   Will Thibeau is the Director of the American Military Project at The Claremont Institute. He deployed for combat to Iraq multiple times during his time serving in active duty with the 75th Ranger Regiment. He has worked on defense tech applications at Palantir and is a board member at The 71 Fund.   Will is on X at: https://x.com/WilliamThibeau   Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro 03:00 – Inside the Maduro Raid & AI-Assisted Operations 08:40 – How the U.S. Military Actually Uses AI Day-to-Day 11:50 – From Manual Targeting to AI-Driven Kill Chains 16:30 – “Engineer’s Veto” 21:30 – Project Maven, Google, and Silicon Valley Revolt 28:20 – Why Anthropic Was Labeled a Supply Chain Risk 33:50 – How adversaries are using tech 41:45 – Accountability for use of tech   ----------   Follow New Founding across Social Media: Twitter / X – https://twitter.com/newfounding https://twitter.com/nathalberstadt YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClCvCeAC7erMbc3zvuJN2_Q Website – https://www.newfounding.com   Find the Best People. Join our Talent Network: https://www.newfounding.com/talent   The New Founding Podcast is recorded at the New Founding HQ in Dallas, Texas, produced by Nathan Halberstadt, and edited by Jared Cummings.   Subscribe to the "New Founding Podcast" Podbean – https://newfoundingpodcast.podbean.com/ Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-founding-podcast/id1688229934 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1lSzo1TIs7MpVlCrzqbpap Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL25ld2ZvdW5kaW5ncG9kY2FzdC9mZWVkLnhtbA?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwiY8sLYno7_AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQNQ

Former Ranger and Palantir vet Will Thibeau unpacks the Maduro raid, AI-powered targeting, Anthropic’s clash with the Department of War, and how LLMs are reshaping combat, ethics, and U.S. power.   Will Thibeau is the Director of the American Military Project at The Claremont Institute. He deployed for combat to Iraq multiple times during his time serving in active duty with the 75th Ranger Regiment. He has worked on defense tech applications at Palantir and is a board member at The 71 Fund.   Will is on X at: https://x.com/WilliamThibeau   Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro 03:00 – Inside the Maduro Raid & AI-Assisted Operations 08:40 – How the U.S. Military Actually Uses AI Day-to-Day 11:50 – From Manual Targeting to AI-Driven Kill Chains 16:30 – “Engineer’s Veto” 21:30 – Project Maven, Google, and Silicon Valley Revolt 28:20 – Why Anthropic Was Labeled a Supply Chain Risk 33:50 – How adversaries are using tech 41:45 – Accountability for use of tech   ----------   Follow New Founding across Social Media: Twitter / X – https://twitter.com/newfounding https://twitter.com/nathalberstadt YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClCvCeAC7erMbc3zvuJN2_Q Website – https://www.newfounding.com   Find the Best People. Join our Talent Network: https://www.newfounding.com/talent   The New Founding Podcast is recorded at the New Founding HQ in Dallas, Texas, produced by Nathan Halberstadt, and edited by Jared Cummings.   Subscribe to the "New Founding Podcast" Podbean – https://newfoundingpodcast.podbean.com/ Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-founding-podcast/id1688229934 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1lSzo1TIs7MpVlCrzqbpap Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL25ld2ZvdW5kaW5ncG9kY2FzdC9mZWVkLnhtbA?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwiY8sLYno7_AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQNQ

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