Does the Anthropic–Pentagon feud mean the end of responsible AI?

In February, Anthropic faced an ultimatum from the Pentagon to provide unrestricted use of its AI models. When the company refused, the defense secretary labeled it as a "supply-chain risk" and soon after entered into a contract with OpenAI. In this episode, guest host Josie Stewart is joined by Stephanie Pell and Valerie Wirtschafter to discuss this feud, how it may affect perceptions of AI, and additional questions around who controls AI systems and more broadly how they are used within the federal government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Does the Anthropic–Pentagon feud mean the end of responsible AI? is an episode from TechTank by Brookings Institution.

This episode is 28:22 long.

This episode was published on Mar 23, 2026.

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