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Pentagon Was 'Nearly Aligned' with Anthropic Before Trump Intervened - AI the News That's Fit to Prompt #16

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SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2026 · VOL. 1, NO. 16 · 27 STORIES
Lead · Government · Defense
Pentagon Told Anthropic They Were 'Nearly Aligned' Before Trump Intervened

Court filings reveal the Pentagon privately said the two sides were close to agreement days before publicly declaring the relationship dead. Block's AI agent doubles profit per employee. ChatGPT sells a house for $100K over asking. Trump's AI framework preempts state laws while offering nothing federal.

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AI Policy · Regulation
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AI Research · OpenAI
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