The Anthropic–OpenAI feud and their Pentagon dispute expose a deeper problem with AI safety

Welcome to Eye on AI, with AI reporter Sharon Goldman. In this edition: Trump has an AI data center problem ahead of the midterms…Don’t trust AI to file your taxes…Anthropic’s AI tool Claude is central to US campaign in Iran, amid a bitter feud.

The debate around AI safety often focuses on the technology itself—how powerful models might become, or what risks they might pose. But the conflict this week involving Anthropic, OpenAI and the Pentagon points to a deeper problem: how much power...