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🔴 The Insider: Delay to this week’s Insider show

2026-03-05 · 12:45 UTC ·Edward Carr at The Economist ·3 min read

Brief

The Economist’s Insider show has been moved to Friday, March 6, 2026 at 18:00 GMT (13:00 ET) and will run for roughly 45 minutes, according to a March 5 announcement from deputy editor Edward Carr. The episode will examine Anthropic’s ongoing clash with the Pentagon, the implications for the company and for AI-safety policy—including references to Dario Amodei’s earlier confrontations with the Trump administration—and broader stakes for democracy. Subscribers were told the delay is temporary, given advance notice of the new time and provided links to add the event to calendars, access an audio-mode episode with speed/replay controls, and submit questions via the Insider hub. The newsletter also encouraged readers to vote in a poll on the likelihood of an AI catastrophe and to email insider@economist.com with thoughts ahead of the discussion.

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March 5th 2026

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A scheduling update for our Anthropic show

Edward Carr

Deputy editor

Hello from London.

This week’s Insider show will now take place on Friday at 6pm London time (1pm in New York), or 24 hours later than usual. The focus will still be Anthropic’s battle with the Pentagon and what’s at stake in the dispute, including the company’s future, the future of AI safety and democracy itself.

We’re sorry about the delay—everything will become clear tomorrow! And in the meantime we’ll keep you updated with our plans via this newsletter and the Insider hub.

Remember you can still vote in our poll on the likelihood of an AI catastrophe. And write to us at insider@economist.com with your thoughts in advance of the show.

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Anthropic’s battle with the Pentagon

Dario Amodei has clashed with the Trump administration over the future of AI safety

Friday March 6th, 6pm GMT · 45 min

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