Department of War

3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Mar 2, 2026 by John Coogan · said 7 times in 2 episodes since 2026 · across every show →

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Mar 2, 2026 negative
Opinion
Coogan: Amodei used classified contracts to restrict military AI
“He clearly believes that, that the Department of War should not be using AI broadly, and then he was trying to use his contract as a way to sort of enforce that, because he has that leadership position with the most deep integration to classified systems.”
John Coogan Mar 2, 2026 ▶ 21:16 FULL BREAKDOWN: Trump BANS Anthropic
Mar 2, 2026 negative
Opinion
Thompson: Anthropic's Technical Unreadiness Excuse for the Military Is Weak
“I think Anthropik's position is significantly weaker on that point. Like at the end of the day, we either trust the military or not to make these sorts of decisions. That's why we have a military.”
Ben Thompson Mar 2, 2026 ▶ 26:26 FULL INTERVIEW: Ben Thompson on Anthropic v. DoW
Mar 2, 2026 neutral
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Thompson: Anthropic Military Standoff Is First of Many State Power Clashes
“To the extent AI is as impactful and powerful as it is, The more these questions, fundamental questions that we thought have been settled for hundreds of years, if not thousands of years, are going to be raised, and this is just the first of several episodes w…”
Ben Thompson Mar 2, 2026 ▶ 12:23 FULL INTERVIEW: Ben Thompson on Anthropic v. DoW
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