The AI Hype Index: AI goes to war
MIT Technology Review / 3/25/2026
💬 OpinionSignals & Early TrendsIdeas & Deep AnalysisIndustry & Market Moves
Key Points
- The article claims AI is increasingly moving into the defense sphere, highlighting a feud between Anthropic and the Pentagon over how to weaponize Claude.
- It says OpenAI secured the Pentagon’s favor with a deal characterized as “opportunistic and sloppy,” implying competitive pressure among major AI vendors.
- It reports user churn from ChatGPT “in droves,” suggesting trust, satisfaction, or policy concerns may be affecting mainstream AI adoption.
- It points to large-scale public backlash, including major protests in London described as the biggest against AI to date.
- Overall, the piece frames these events as connected signals of both market competition and societal resistance shaping the next phase of AI deployment.
AI is at war. Anthropic and the Pentagon feuded over how to weaponize Anthropic’s AI model Claude; then OpenAI swept the Pentagon off its feet with an “opportunistic and sloppy” deal. Users quit ChatGPT in droves. People marched through London in the biggest protest against AI to date. If you’re keeping score, Anthropic—the company founded…
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