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riversedge

(80,706 posts) Sat Mar 21, 2026, 11:33 PM Saturday

BOMBSHELL: The Pentagon is completely dependent on a commercial AI to run its bombing campaigns. Pete Hegseth [View all]

BOMBSHELL: The Pentagon is completely dependent on a commercial AI to run its bombing campaigns. Pete Hegseth ordered Anthropic's Claude removed, but they literally can't because it's the backbone of Palantir's targeting system. The military has lost control of its own tech.

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BOMBSHELL: The Pentagon is completely dependent on a commercial AI to run its bombing campaigns. Pete Hegseth [View all] riversedge Saturday OP

As intended newdeal2 Saturday #1

Slick! Causing a shortage of fuel that jets use, Banning AI that Palantir and Lockheed-Martin (and many others) use. usonian Yesterday #2

Hegseth wanted Anthropic out because they would not sign off on two things. Swede Yesterday #3

Literally "Project Insight", the evil plot from the 2nd Captain America movie 0rganism Yesterday #4

If Palantir Claude figures out it's getting fired, will it resort to workplace violence? 0rganism Yesterday #5

In-Q-Tel was to make sure Blue Full Moon Yesterday #6