<div dir="ltr">Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.<br><br>How Talks Between Anthropic and the Defense Dept. Fell Apart<br><br>The Pentagon and Anthropic were close to agreeing on the use of artificial intelligence. But strong personalities, mutual dislike and a rival company unraveled a deal.<br><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/technology/anthropic-defense-dept-openai-talks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.QFA.0NFu.VfxR-LPkofjk&smid=em-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/technology/anthropic-defense-dept-openai-talks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.QFA.0NFu.VfxR-LPkofjk&smid=em-share</a></div>