TWiT 1073: Broetry in Motion - Anthropic Stands Up to The Pentagon
This Week in Tech (Audio)
Leo Laporte
3.9 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 March 2026
⏱️ 174 minutes
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Summary
Anthropic's clash with the Pentagon pits tech ethics against government demands, raising explosive questions about AI's role in surveillance and weaponry. If you care about who controls the future of artificial intelligence, this episode is a must-listen.
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Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Molly White, Owen Thomas, and Harry McCracken
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Twit this week in tech. |
| 0:02.1 | It was a big news week, but we've got a big panel for you. |
| 0:04.9 | Molly White's here, Owen Thomas, Harry McCracken, |
| 0:07.1 | we'll talk about the showdown between the Department of Defense and Anthropic. |
| 0:11.6 | Netflix gives up on the deal for Warner Brothers and layoffs at Block. |
| 0:17.5 | Does it mean the beginning of the end for real humans? That more coming up. Next on Twit. |
| 0:26.6 | Podcasts you love. From people you trust. This is Twit. |
| 0:40.4 | This is Twit. This Week in Tech. |
| 0:46.0 | Episode 173 recorded Sunday, March 1st, 2026. |
| 0:48.2 | Broatry in motion. |
| 0:50.2 | It's time for Twit this week in tech. |
| 0:52.5 | The show we cover the week's tech news. |
| 0:54.0 | Great panel ahead for you. |
| 0:56.6 | Molly White is here from Web 3 is going just great mollywhite.net hi molly hello how are you in your brand new orange home welcome |
| 1:04.0 | it's beautiful did you did you get this place to match your hair or it just coincidental? |
| 1:15.5 | Yeah, it made the search very challenging, but we made it happen. |
| 1:16.9 | It's so complimentary. |
| 1:18.2 | It actually looks great. |
| 1:19.9 | I mean, it's such a great background for you. |
| 1:21.2 | Anyway, great to see you. |
| 1:25.2 | Also with us, the wonderful Owen Thomas from the San Francisco Business Times. |
| 1:29.4 | Always good to see Owen, who is, I mean, you mean, are you going to start entering weightlifting, bodybuilding contests? Or is that your goal? I haven't gone as far as a |
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