Pentagon technology chief escalates dispute with Anthropic over superintelligence

Today on TITV: An extended interview with the Pentagon’s top technology official, Emil Michael, on the department’s dispute with Anthropic, its new superintelligence task force and the national security risks posed by foreign AI models. Plus, Palo Alto Networks CIO Meerah Rajavel on securing AI agents, Modal CEO Erik Bernhardsson on the company’s $15.75 billion valuation, and MoffettNathanson’s Nick Del Deo on the neocloud selloff and what comes next. 📺 Tune in at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET on:

SITUATION DETECTED: Super Intelligence Task Force vice chair Emil Michael said that U.S. frontier labs calling for stricter regulation are acting like “drunk drivers” who demand someone else pull them over, per The Information.

Exclusive: Emil Michael, who led the Pentagon’s public feud with Anthropic, is now tasked with working with the company and other AI labs on national security threats. He says the government is prepared to impose stricter controls if necessary. Full story: Watch the interview:

The Pentagon's dispute with Anthropic comes down to a fundamental question: Who gets the final say when AI is used by the military? @DeptofWar CTO @USWREMichael: “If you don't want humans to lose control, you can't give models the control over humans. And that whole notion that a model has feelings and it can overrule the founders of a company is by definition loss of control.” “If a model gets in between one commander and their superior and says, well, I don't like what you say despite your commander saying it, that doesn't work in the military.”