“Bernie Sanders recently said that he is going to introduce a bill to put a moratorium on data centers for AI.”
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Bernie Sanders introduces legislation proposing a moratorium on AI data centers
Kevin predicts Anthropic will not capitulate to Pentagon pressure and will accept financial losses rather than sign the all-lawful-uses contract.
An unnamed AI company executive predicts that within one year (from February 2026), software engineering will be fully automated.
Casey Newton predicts that by end of 2026, age 16 will become the global norm for minimum age to access social media accounts.
Kevin Roose reports that Defense Secretary Hegseth gave Anthropic a deadline of 5:01 PM on Friday, February 27, 2026 to agree to unrestricted military use of Claude or face retaliation.
Casey predicts the Pentagon's pressure campaign against Anthropic will not succeed in forcing them to sign the all-lawful-uses contract.
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