Industry

Palantir’s controversy is the product

Palantir’s fiery rhetoric helps mystify its mostly mundane tech — propping up its share price and preserving its national security contracts

May 6 • James Ball

Google’s Pentagon deal blindsided its own AI researchers

Some employees are speaking out over the agreement allowing “all lawful use” of Google’s AI technologies

Apr 30 • Celia Ford

The many contradictions of Jensen Huang

Transformer Weekly: Debate after Altman attacks, lots more money for AI PACs and AISI’s role in UK AI investment

Apr 17 • Shakeel Hashim, Celia Ford, and Veronica Irwin

How the Iran war might affect the AI industry

Semiconductor shortages and reduced AI investment are more possible by the day

Apr 2 • Shakeel Hashim

The two fronts in the OpenAI and Anthropic battle

Transformer Weekly: New Claude Mythos model details leaked, Anthropic wins injunction against DoD blacklisting and conservative groups form AI alliance

Mar 27 • Jasper Jackson, Celia Ford, and Veronica Irwin

Not everyone’s happy about Jensen Huang’s direct line to Trump

The Nvidia CEO’s influence over the administration, particularly on export controls, is causing ructions in Trumpworld

Mar 24 • Jake Lahut

Anthropic employees say they’ll give away billions. Where will it go?

A coming wave of Anthropic wealth could flood EA-aligned nonprofits with cash. Whether that’s good depends on who you ask

Mar 12 • Celia Ford

What you need to know about autonomous weapons

The nascent tech that’s caused friction between AI companies and the Pentagon

Mar 4 • Celia Ford

The “guerilla warrior” who taught OpenAI to fight

Chris Lehane crushed crypto’s enemies. Now the self-described “master of disaster” is deploying the same playbook to advance OpenAI’s interests

Mar 3

OpenAI’s Pentagon red lines are a mirage

OpenAI claims its DoW deal prevents its models being used for mass domestic surveillance. That appears to be misleading at best

Mar 2 • Shakeel Hashim

The DoD fight is about much more than Anthropic

Are Google and OpenAI prepared to enable mass state surveillance?

Feb 24 • Shakeel Hashim

AI workers are speaking out about the Minnesota killing

Employees of Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic are publicly criticizing the Trump administration after Saturday’s shooting — but their bosses are…

Jan 26 • Shakeel Hashim

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