AI News from March 1, 2026

Nvidia is set to announce a new inference chip platform at its upcoming GTC conference in March, aiming to further solidify its dominance in the AI hardware market.

Following the high-profile dispute with the Pentagon, Anthropic's AI chatbot, Claude, has seen a surge in popularity, climbing to the number two spot in Apple's U.S. App Store.

Tech giants like Microsoft, Google, and Oracle are pouring billions into AI infrastructure, striking massive deals with OpenAI and other AI companies to power the next generation of artificial intelligence.

Over 300 Google employees and 60 OpenAI employees have signed an open letter urging their companies to support Anthropic’s refusal to grant the Pentagon unrestricted use of its AI technology.

In response to the Pentagon's ban, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei stated, ‘We are patriotic Americans,’ and reiterated the company's commitment to defending the U.S. while upholding its ‘red lines’ on AI safety.

A viral essay predicting an AI-driven 'global intelligence crisis' and subsequent mass layoffs have fueled a growing 'AI scare trade' as the threat of AI replacing white-collar jobs becomes a reality.

OpenAI has secured a contract with the Pentagon for its AI models, just as the Trump administration designates rival Anthropic a ‘supply chain risk,’ barring it from government contracts.