The next big power struggle: Democracy vs. AI CEOs

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images A version of this story is in the BI Tech Memo newsletter this week. Sign up for the BI Tech Memo newsletter here. Anthropic's feud with the Department of Defense is more than a contract dispute. It's a preview of a looming power struggle between elected governments and increasingly powerful AI companies. CEO Dario Amodei refused to let the Pentagon use Anthropic's AI for "any lawful purpose," worrying it could enable domestic surv...