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Hegseth declares Anthropic a supply chain risk, barring military contractors from doing business with AI giant

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deemed artificial intelligence firm Anthropic a “supply chain risk to national security” on Friday, following days of increasingly heated public conflict over the company’s effort to place guardrails on the Pentagon’s use of its technology. Hegseth declared on X that effective immediately, “no contractor, supplier, or partner that does business with … Read more

Supermarket giant reins in AI assistant claiming to be human

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A supermarket chain’s artificial intelligence assistant has had its digital wings clipped, after leaving some customers deeply uncomfortable by claiming to be human and responding to requests with personal anecdotes. The chatbot, known as Olive, provides a 24-hour service answering phone calls from customers of Woolworths in Australia, helping them with everything from tracking down … Read more

AI giant Nvidia made $120 billion in profit last year. Investors are still spooked.

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Nvidia — the most valuable company in the world thanks to its place atop the AI food chain — generated a staggering $120 billion in profits last year. This includes an eye-popping $43 billion during the three-month period ending in January, one of the strongest quarters of any business ever recorded. Investors didn’t seem to … Read more

As Pentagon-Anthropic feud risks boiling over, military says it’s made compromises to AI giant

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As the U.S. military’s partnership with artificial intelligence giant Anthropic teeters on the edge of collapse, the Pentagon’s top technology official told CBS News the department has offered compromises in order to reach a deal with the company. The Pentagon has given Anthropic until Friday at 5:01 p.m. to either let the military use the … Read more