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AI Users Pick Claude in Its Feud With the Pentagon

The AI culture war is showing up in user behavior.

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The Iran war suddenly turned theoretical debates about the US military’s use of AI into a more urgent discussion. Today’s newsletter features an excerpt of Amanda Mull’s latest Buying Power column (which you can read free!) on how American consumers are showing their preference for the company that’s pushing back on the Pentagon’s demands. Plus: Middle East data centers are under fire, Elon Musk’s political spending hasn’t moved the needle in Kentucky, and Calvin Klein is missing a pop culture moment.

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