This public showdown is a smokescreen for a much larger issue: the establishment of a precedent for state control over the strategic AI industry. By forcing the issue, the Pentagon risks pushing critical talent to foreign rivals and creating a chilling effect across Silicon Valley. The real story isn't Friday's deadline, but whether Anthropic's competitors and investors will close ranks or seize the opportunity.
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