AdvertisementPodcastTechKiller robots and AI on the battlefield: The Pentagon v Anthropic7am PodcastMar 09, 2026, updated Mar 09, 2026 ShareAppleSpotifyWho should hold the power to decide how AI is used on our battlefields?That’s the question being debated after a face-off between the Pentagon and one of the world’s biggest AI companies.Anthropic ultimately lost its contract with the US military after refusing to let its Claude program be used for mass surveillance of American citizens, or for fully automated weapons capable of killing with no human oversight.But now that its rival, OpenAI, has stepped into the ring and cut its own deal with the government, what does that mean for how AI is used in our current wars – and the wars of the future?Today, David Wroe from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute on tech titans, robodogs and whether AI should be used to kill.If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support.Socials: Stay in touch with us on InstagramWant to see more stories from The New Daily in your Google search results?Click here to set The New Daily as a preferred source.Tick the box next to "The New Daily". That's it.Topics: 7am, Artificial Intelligence, podcast, Technology, United States Share Follow The New DailyAdvertisementMore Podcast >TechKiller robots and AI in war: Pentagon v AnthropicScienceGiving birth to a stranger’s baby: Cost of IVF errorsPodcast‘Deputy sheriff’ Albanese’s wartime transformationUSLaw of the jungle: Trump’s war is causing chaosNationalThe Howard effect: This is who belongsAustralian PoliticsHoward effect: Australia’s sliding doors momentPodcastHow big should Australia be?Australian PoliticsTrump’s Iran war: Regime change or regime chaos?PodcastBeer, gas and capital gains tax