The Space In Between: How the Last AI Safety Company Became the Government's Enemy — And Why a Poet Saw It Coming

An investigative article examining the Pentagon's ultimatum to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei over military use of Claude, following Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela. The piece traces the structural collapse of the separation of powers at the intersection of AI and military force, the resignation of Anthropic's head of safety research Mrinank Sharma, and the implications of forcing the last AI safety company to remove its safeguards. Published February 23, 2026 by JW Signal, Jean Weyenmeyer Publishing House.