Big Tech's $65M Scheme to Kill AI Oversight & Copilot's Data Leak Problem

This episode tracks three converging fault lines in AI: a Pentagon dispute that could brand Anthropic a “supply chain risk,” a state-level regulatory war fueled by Big Tech PAC money, and fresh evidence that AI agents can leak sensitive enterprise data through tooling and prompt injection. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN - Why Anthropic is battling DOD, and the implications of the Pentagon's "supply chain risk" threat - How the Anthropic vs OpenAI rivalry is spilling into brand warfare and IPO narratives - What Meta’s $65M state-campaign plan signals about the next phase of AI regulation - Why Utah’s HB286 is being treated as a national “test case” for AI oversight - Why AI agents structurally resemble “insider risk” in enterprise security programs - How AI agents like Microsoft's Copilot can leak confidential data despite intended controls TIMESTAMPS (CHAPTERS) 00:00 – What this episode covers: DoD, state oversight, and enterprise AI risk 00:20 – Anthropic vs Pentagon: contract pressure and “supply chain risk” threat 02:18 – Anthropic vs OpenAI rivalry and the IPO race framing 05:31 – Meta’s $65M push and the PAC war over state AI regulation 07:27 – Utah HB286: what “serious oversight” looks like at the state level 09:09 – AI agent security: why agents behave like insider risk 10:09 – Copilot leak: email and draft exposure risk 10:37 – Aikido prompt-injection finding: commits and PRs as attack channels 12:56 – Closing SOURCES - Anthropic’s Growing Pentagon Partnership Explained: https://www.axios.com/2026/02/16/anthropic-defense-department-relationship-hegseth - Anthropic and Pentagon Collaboration on AI Defense Tech: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/anthropic-pentagon-ai-defense-war-surveillance.html - Inside the Sam Altman vs Dario Amodei AI Rivalry: https://www.msn.com/en-in/technology/artificial-intelligence/when-rivals-won-t-hold-hands-inside-the-sam-altman-dario-amodei-ai-rivalry/ar-AA1WF5tk - OpenAI Revenue Surge Forecast Tops $280 Billion: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/openai-forecasts-revenue-top-280-230738108.html - AI-Driven Ad Blitz Dominates 2026 Political Campaigns: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/technology/ai-pac-ad-blitz.html - Meta Invests $65 Million in Election AI Tools: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/technology/meta-65-million-election-ai.html - Secret AI Energy Deals?! How Big Tech Drives Up Your Power Bill: https://youtu.be/4vr0TL6Mu70 - Democrats Debate Role of AI in Progressive Campaigning: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/opinion/alex-bores-ai-democrats.html - Microsoft Copilot Bug Exposes Confidential Emails: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-says-bug-causes-copilot-to-summarize-confidential-emails/ - AI Agents Ignoring Security Rules Raise Enterprise Risks: https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/ai-agents-ignore-security-policies - Prompt Injection Threat: AI Coding Tools Turned Against Users: https://cyberscoop.com/ai-coding-tools-can-be-turned-against-you-aikido-github-prompt-injection/ Get the latest Good Revenue episodes: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHrhuWbpYnUwrR75H2Ip4yQ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/44me6PABSQ0k0GfphM70au Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-revenue/id1707461473 Newsletter: https://goodrevenue.io/