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Anthropic Loses Pentagon Contract Over AI Control Disputes, OpenAI Steps In Despite User Backlash

March 6, 2026 18:01

The Pentagon designated Anthropic as a supply-chain risk after disagreements over military control of AI models for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance use cases. The Department of Defense shifted the $200 million c...

Trump Administration Bans 'Woke AI' from Government Contracts, Mandates Ideological Neutrality

July 23, 2025 23:25

President Trump signed an executive order banning AI models with DEI elements or partisan bias from federal government contracts, requiring only "ideologically neutral" and "truth-seeking" AI systems. The order aims to c...