The author signed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic in its dispute with the Pentagon. President Donald Trump attends the dignified transfer of six US servicemembers killed in the Middle East, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. (Official White House photo by Abe McNatt) President Donald Trump and his administration are so dead set on winning the AI arms race they’ve started an all-out, whole-of-government war against America’s current innovation leader, Anthropic.