About this episode
The episode discusses the conflict between the US government and Anthropic regarding AI regulations and implications.
kill switch went live on March 4th to cover one of the newsier topics of the week: the fight between the US government and Anthropic, the company behind Claude. Dexter talked to WIRED senior writer, Will Knight, to discuss what exactly is happening, why, and the stakes for all of us. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to catch our next live episode: https://www.youtube.com/@killswitch_pod Got something you’re curious about? Hit us up killswitch@kaleidoscope.nyc , or @killswitchpod, or @dexdigi on IG or Bluesky. Read + Watch: Will’s articles on WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/trump-moves-to-ban-anthropic-from-the-us-government/ https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-supply-chain-risk-shockwaves-silicon-valley/ Will’s AI Lab newsletter: https://www.wired.com/newsletter/exclusive/ai-lab See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Dexter
Guest: Will Knight
Topics covered
- government
- technology
- AI
- news
- regulation
Keywords
- government
- Claude
- Anthropic
- Will Knight
- AI regulation
- technology news
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Anthropic, WIRED
Places: US
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