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The article examines the conflict between AI safety initiatives and military demands.

February 26, 2026Open Access

The Space In Between: How the Last AI Safety Company Became the Government's Enemy — And Why a Poet Saw It Coming

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The article examines the conflict between AI safety initiatives and military demands.
Investigative approach analyzing Pentagon's ultimatum to Anthropic.
Examination of the events around Operation Absolute Resolve.
Discussion of the resignation of Anthropic's safety head.
Military pressure on AI safety company potentially jeopardizes safeguards.
Separation of powers in AI and military domains is collapsing.
Resignation of safety research head indicates internal turmoil.

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An investigative article examining the Pentagon's ultimatum to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei over military use of Claude, following Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela. The piece traces the structural collapse of the separation of powers at the intersection of AI and military force, the resignation of Anthropic's head of safety research Mrinank Sharma, and the implications of forcing the last AI safety company to remove its safeguards. Published February 23, 2026 by JW Signal, Jean Weyenmeyer Publishing House.

The Space In Between: How the Last AI Safety Company Became the Government's Enemy — And Why a Poet Saw It Coming

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