The Neural Daily 2026-03-19: Banned Safety and Dead Apps

Nvidia is officially a networking empire, but a global helium shortage sparked by Middle East conflict threatens to turn the AI revolution into a $20 billion paperweight. From the Pentagon blacklisting Anthropic for being "too safe" to Carl Pei’s plan to kill the smartphone app, the receipts are finally coming due for the world’s most ambitious tech stack. Leonard and Alyssa dive into the "dead man’s switches" and "confident hallucinations" defining the geopolitical and digital landscape of 2026.