2026-02-28 08:03:15

This is f*cking wild.

The Pentagon just blacklisted Anthropic, labelling them a "national security risk".
Trump called them “leftwing nut jobs", making a “DISASTROUS MISTAKE.”
Just hours later, Sam Altman announced OpenAI had struck a deal to replace them.
The crazy part is OpenAI’s deal has the exact same terms Anthropic was just punished for...
Here’s the full timeline:
• July 2025: Anthropic signs ~$200M Pentagon contract. First AI cleared onto classified networks.
• Jan 2026: Defense Secretary demands models be usable for all lawful military purposes.
• Anthropic agrees broadly - but sets 2 red lines (No mass surveillance of Americans, no autonomous weapons without human oversight).
• Pentagon argues those guardrails could limit wartime response.
• Anthropic calls that “patently false.”
• Ultimatum: comply by Friday or lose access.
• CEO Dario Amodei refuses.
• Public attacks from Pentagon officials.
• Elon Musk piles on.
• Hundreds of AI employees back Anthropic.
• Even Sam Altman says OpenAI shares similar red lines.
• Feb 2026: Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic.
• The Department of Defence labels Anthropic as a "national security supply chain risk".
• Trump calls them “leftwing nut jobs”.
• Anthropic announces it will sue.
• Sam Altman announces the Pentagon has agreed to OpenAI’s terms for classified work
So unless I'm missing something..
They called the guardrails “woke” and dangerous. Then struck a deal with OpenAI, which says it has the same red lines?

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