🇺🇸 The AI policy fight just went public. Following reported disagreements between U.S. defense officials and Anthropic over the use of its AI models in military settings, federal agencies were directed to pause the use of the company’s systems. The core issue: • Broader military deployment of advanced AI • Concerns tied to surveillance scenarios • The role of autonomous systems in defense Anthropic declined to expand certain use cases and has indicated it will challenge the decision. Shortly afterward, Sam Altman confirmed that OpenAI had reached an agreement to provide AI systems for use within Pentagon environments — with stated guardrails that included limits on domestic surveillance and requirements for human oversight in use-of-force decisions. This isn’t just a contract story. It shows how AI companies are now navigating national security, defense policy, and government power — not just model performance. Silicon Valley builds the models. Washington decides where they o...