About this episode

The episode discusses the Pentagon's new AI deals with major tech companies and related industry news.

The deals come as the DoD has doubled down on diversifying its exposure to AI vendors in the wake of its controversial dispute with Anthropic over usage terms of its AI models. Also, Coatue, one of the biggest names in venture capital, has a new venture that is reportedly buying land near large power sources. And, an ad c from Artisan, the AI startup behind billboards urging businesses to "stop hiring humans" stole art from cartoonist KC Green. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• AI deployment
• defense technology
• venture capital
• controversial AI usage
• advertising ethics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pentagon, Nvidia, Microsoft, AWS, DoD, Anthropic, Coatue, Artisan

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