In today's edition of the @BigTechnology Agenda Setter newsletter, @Kantrowitz and I wrote about the potential fallout from @AnthropicAI
's fight with the Pentagon and some parallels with @Apple
's historic fight with the FBI. A decade ago last month, @tim_cook wrote a blog post
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Anthropic Pentagon Fight Parallels Apple FBI Historic Dispute
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Tech Professionals Bring Skills to Journalism Sector
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Awesome seeing people from tech bring their skills to the journalism world!
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OpenAI Policy Role Shift Away From Safety Alignment
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I had a very similar thought and wondered if I was overthinking it. Also, the fact that the role was announced via OpenAI’s DC-focused Substack blog makes me think it’s more of a policy & comms-focused role vs being truly a safety/alignment role like the team used to be.
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RAISE Act: New York’s AI Safety Bill Regulation Deep Dive
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For more info on the RAISE Act @AlexBores co-sponsored, read my interview with him from last fall before the AI safety bill became NY state law.
— Marty Swant (@martyswant) 13 février 2026
Here’s the October @ReadTransformer story from @ShakeelHashim and me: https://t.co/gWUqLhhVJS https://t.co/LWksWw63zoFor more info on the RAISE Act @AlexBores co-sponsored, read my interview with him from last fall before the AI safety bill became NY state law. Here’s the October @ReadTransformer story from @ShakeelHashim and me: https://
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Notable AI Lab Departures and Staff Reassignments This Week
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I know people come and go from AI companies all the time, but seems like there has been a bunch of noteworthy AI lab departures back-to-back this week relayed to safety teams , either resigning, being let go, or being reassigned. A few I’ve read about this week that come to
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Mozilla Rebel Alliance Against Big Tech Centralization Empire
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If @mozilla is the “rebel alliance,” who is the empire? When I asked Surman about his galactic metaphor, he said the empire is more of a mindset, driven by a winner-takes-all push to centralize and own everything. “The Death Star is where a bunch of companies have gone 'more,
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Nashville Ad Agency Harnesses Neurodiverse Talent for Creative AI
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Loved reading about this new Nashville-based ad agency called Ability Machine, a studio “powered by neurodiverse minds” that’s already working with Mercedes Benz, Kind bar, and a local brewery. Great color in this @FastCompany story by @grace_snelling
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Mozilla President Discusses Responsible AI and User Control
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Heads up: My new @FastCompany story has a few @starwars references! I recently interviewed @mozilla president Mark Surman about the new "State Of Mozilla" report, the role of user choice and control with AI, and his vision for a "rebel alliance" focused on responsible tech.
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AI Safety Lead Departure Note from Anthropic
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This departing note from an AI safety lead at Anthropic is worth reading.
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AI Ads Strategy: Claude, ChatGPT Reach Mainstream Viewers
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Today’s @BigTechnology newsletter unpacks the AI ads in #SBLX — especially @claudeai
's & @ChatGPTapp
's and what signal for how tech is trying to reach mainstream viewers. In this week's edition, @Kantrowitz and I also break down others news like @nvidia & @OpenAI
's looming deal