Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused the "fake news" media on Wednesday of focusing on wartime tragedies to make President Donald Trump "look bad," kicking off a Pentagon briefing on U.S. military operations against Iran with a fresh swipe at the press.

Both sides present it as a serious clash of principles, but it’s a distraction from the real problem of AI misalignment.

The Pentagon’s contract dispute with Anthropic is part of a wider clash about the use of artificial intelligence for national security and who decides on any safeguards.

Chaudry’s nightmare scenario, however, suggested the end of nuclear deterrence as a tool for global stability:

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth sometimes appears as if he’s more interested in the optics of playing the part of a military leader than he is in actually being a military leader.

The Pentagon is punishing AI safety while fast-tracking untested systems into classified ops. Are we throwing away our competitive advantage?

Anthropic doesn’t want its AI used in autonomous weapons or government surveillance. Those carve-outs could cost it a major military contract. There’s plenty to unpack here. For one thing, there’s a question of whether Anthropic is being punished for ...

In a battle with Anthropic, Secretary Pete Hegseth is trying to destroy one of the most important and innovative companies in the U.S.