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Anthropic’s Pentagon deal is a cautionary tale for startups chasing federal contracts

3 weeks 2 days ago

The Pentagon has officially designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk after the two failed to agree on how much control the military should have over its AI models, including its use in autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance. As Anthropic’s $200 million contract fell apart, the DoD turned to OpenAI instead, which accepted and then watched ChatGPT uninstalls surge 295%. As the stakes keep rising, the question remains: how much unrestricted […]

Theresa Loconsolo

The logic of platform exclusivity remains undefeated | Opinion

3 weeks 2 days ago

While a great many things have changed in the games business in the past few decades, certain basic principles remain unyielding. One of those is the simple idea that games sell hardware – that while there may be a small, devoted audience who'll buy a new gaming device out of brand loyalty or curiosity, the vast majority of consumers buy games hardware because they need it for specific games that they want to play.

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Rob Fahey