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AI Power Play Military Pressure Energy Mandates and Sovereignty | TSG Ep. 1028
26-Feb-2026
Mike Vizard, Jon Swartz, Fred Wilmot and Gina Rosenthal dive into the controversy over artificial intelligence (AI) safety that ultimately caused Anthropic to acquiesce to the demands of the U.S. military, before reviewing a claim President Trump made about requiring providers of AI services to build their own energy systems.
Then the gang delves into an apparent Trump administration effort to convince governments around the world, especially in Europe, to not exclude IT companies headquartered in the U.S. from their digital sovereignty initiatives.
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