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🟡 Semafor Tech: Mythologizing AI
In this edition, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei stumbles in his feud with the Trump administration, and how Claude is not being used in Iran.
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Payments startup Airwallex expands into US, crosses $1B in assets under management
Airwallex hopes its infrastructure, which took a decade to build, will put it in a good position to capitalize on the AI boom, which is driven by subscriptions and API fees.
Anshuman Daga/Reuters
Anthropic’s Amodei grows up on the job
Anthropic appeared to have the upper hand — until a leaked memo surfaced Wednesday showing Amodei calling Trump a petty dictator.
Priyanshu Singh/Reuters
AI guardrails more popular than beating China, survey finds
Support for AI guardrails is one of the most bipartisan issues in the US, according to a new survey shared exclusively with Semafor.
Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/Reuters
Nvidia stops making China-bound AI chips: Report
Nvidia has stopped making its H200 chips intended for the Chinese market, the Financial Times reported.
Steve Marcus/Reuters
US military is using Claude in Iran amid Anthropic feud
The Pentagon deployed the powerful tool during its attack on Iran within hours of banning it, and is reportedly still using it.
US Navy/Handout via Reuters
Sam Altman pledges OpenAI deference to government amid Anthropic rift
Altman’s worldview hinges on the belief that “a democratically elected government” usurps “unelected private companies.”
Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters
AI chatbots show hawkish tendencies in war simulations
In simulated international crises, chatbots demonstrated self-awareness, an ability to model opponents’ thinking, and a tendency toward escalation.
The rise of AI agents is jamming up security firms
For firms managing security for businesses, hospitals, and banks, identifying AI is no longer enough, now that AI agents handle more private tasks on behalf of humans.
A new lawsuit claims Gemini assisted in suicide
Federal complaint alleges Google designed chatbot for ‘emotional dependency’
AI is prepared to commit science fraud, research finds
ArXiv, a repository for pre-peer-reviewed papers, has been “overwhelmed” with submissions since the rise of LLMs.
Anthropic’s investors don’t have its back in its fight with the Pentagon
Some of Silicon Valley’s biggest players are staying silent.
Data centers are caught in the crossfire of the Iran war
Putting data centers in an underground bunker could cost $200 million.
CERN scientists use AI to reevaluate physics theories
Many of the theories physicists rely on are incomplete, and until a flaw is found which can reveal new physics, the field is somewhat stuck.
Anthropic says yet to hear about US government blacklisting
A row with the US government began after Anthropic refused to allow defense officials to use its technology in certain situations.
Downloads of Anthropic’s Claude surge after Pentagon spat
Anthropic had refused to give the US military unfettered access to its technology.
Hours after Pentagon bans Anthropic, OpenAI strikes defense deal
Hegseth’s harsh punishment is the culmination of a long, slow slide that began with a political disagreement.
New AI-generated videos push boundaries
One video was a mock commercial for a gym where humans who lost their jobs to AI instead power it by exercising at “Energym,” run by aged versions of Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Jeff Bezos.
Perplexity’s ‘Computer’ wasn’t always planned
After Perplexity spent six months building its browser product Comet, it made Computer in two months.