Pentagon's Anthropic bashing rekindles Silicon Valley's resistance to war
- Mar 22
- 1 min read
LA TIMES — Tech leaders have quietly backed Anthropic, saying that AI isn't ready for some weapons and that strong-arming companies is counterproductive and antidemocratic. President Trump called Anthropic a bunch of "left-wing nut jobs."
How this showdown plays out will affect not only Anthropic's booming business but also the way tech titans and other corporations work with an administration known for lashing out at resisters, said Alan Rozenshtein, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota Law School.
"On the one hand, it could cause the government’s other Silicon Valley suppliers to be more compliant, lest they be treated like Anthropic has been," he said. "On the other hand, it could lead more companies to avoid doing business with the government at all to avoid the risk of something like this happening to them."
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