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Federal court says US government can label Anthropic a supply chain risk

In the latest twist in Anthropic's dispute with the Pentagon, a federal appeals court on Friday rejected the AI lab’s challenge to the government’s labeling of it as a supply chain risk.

Federal appeals court rules Pentagon can blacklist Anthropic

A federal appeals court in Washington upheld Friday the Pentagon’s decision to blacklist the artificial intelligence company Anthropic on the grounds that it posed a risk to national security.

Opinion

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Trump’s Newest Rebranding Project: The Technology Formerly Known as AI

President Donald Trump has a new name for artificial intelligence, and he’s pitching it at the highest levels, including to Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

For months, OpenAI's agent swarms have been attacking online databases to find obscure facts

The latest unauthorized agent swarms were discovered by researchers.

Anthropic's founders seek voting control ahead of IPO

Anthropic is asking its shareholders to approve a structure that would give its seven co-founders a combined 50.1% of the vote on most corporate matters.

Analysis

Here’s what happened under the Trump administration this week that you may have missed.

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Meta gives Muse an adorable mascot amid AI doomerism

A friendly, adorable face helps present the technology as a useful, harmless buddy rather than an existential threat.

Bill Gates warns AI could cause ‘a billion deaths’

Microsoft billionaire calls for US government intervention after series of AI security incidents

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Entry-level jobs were actually secret apprenticeships all along, and AI just cut the subsidy

Having spent a decade at the Fed, I know what the labor market looks like when policy is tightened. So, consider March 2022, when the FOMC began raising rates. Job postings for those occupations most exposed to AI peaked at the same time and began to fall. ChatGPT would not exist for another eight months.