The AI Race Won't Be Won by the Best Model—But by the Fastest Military

The Anthropic logo is displayed on a smartphone screen in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on March 31, 2026. A U.S. judge temporarily blocks the Pentagon from blacklisting the AI firm following a dispute over its refusal to allow its technology to be used for surveillance and autonomous weapons.
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