Pentagon
Pentagon has come up in 10 episodes of The Pattern, first on Fri 27 Feb 2026 and most recently on Wed 18 Mar 2026.
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- Usually in
- Tech and Digital (10)
- Comes up alongside
- Anthropic (7), OpenAI (5), Claude (2), Google (1), Google DeepMind (1)
Every episode
- Wed 18 Mar 2026 · Ep 22Pentagon designates Anthropic a supply chain risk over constitutional AI principlesPublished AI ethics principles are turning into commercial liabilities, with a vendor's values now a reason it could be cut off.Via Techmeme · Tech and Digital
- Fri 13 Mar 2026 · Ep 17Pentagon AI chief praises Palantir technology for speeding up battlefield strikesPalantir is building its brand on the claim that its systems work under real pressure.Via The Register · Tech and Digital
- Wed 11 Mar 2026 · Ep 15Trump administration won't rule out further action against AnthropicThe case shows federal purchasing power can shape the AI race without new laws or congressional oversight.Via Wired · Tech and Digital
- Tue 10 Mar 2026 · Ep 14Anthropic says the Pentagon designation could cost billions as rivals back it in courtWhen the government starts picking winners in AI, competitors begin acting as allies.Via Wired · Tech and Digital
- Sun 8 Mar 2026 · Ep 12OpenAI robotics lead Caitlin Kalinowski quits in response to Pentagon dealIf more staff follow, AI companies' defence deals could start to cost them the people who build their technology.Via TechCrunch · Tech and Digital
- Fri 6 Mar 2026 · Ep 10Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply chain risk while still using its AIVia TechCrunch · Tech and Digital
- Mon 2 Mar 2026 · Ep 6OpenAI agrees to Pentagon terms on bulk data analysis that Anthropic refusedVia MIT Technology Review · Tech and Digital
- Sun 1 Mar 2026 · Ep 5OpenAI defends Anthropic to the Pentagon while signing its own defence dealVia TechCrunch · Tech and Digital
- Sat 28 Feb 2026 · Ep 4OpenAI's Sam Altman announces a Pentagon deal with 'technical safeguards'Via TechCrunch · Tech and Digital
- Fri 27 Feb 2026 · Ep 3Google and OpenAI staff back Anthropic's Pentagon red lines in an open letterVia TechCrunch · Tech and Digital
How we count: an episode counts once for Pentagon when Pentagon is the subject of a headline or story title, or is one of the names the episode covers and is named in a story, in the thread that connects the stories or in the audio. Being cited as a source does not count.
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