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The war in Iran has entered its fourth day with further American and Israeli strikes, and Iranian retaliation across the region. Now Israel’s prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has launched a ground offensive in Lebanon. Attacks on Tehran involved the use of Artificial Intelligence, so why is the Pentagon picking a fight with Anthropic, its supplier? And Pokémon turns 30.
Watch “The Insider” on Iran: Economist experts ask what will happen next
Guests and host:
- Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
- Henry Tricks, US technology editor
- Moeka Iida, Japan correspondent
- Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
- War in Iran, America, Israel, Lebanon, Hizbullah, Middle East
- Anthropic, OpenAI, Claude, Artificial Intelligence
- Pokemon, media
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