Ice the Kicker
You call timeout to freeze the kicker when he's about to beat you. This week Google and Anthropic asked Washington to build an AI referee, the same week Anthropic handed free Claude to every teacher in America. Watch who's calling for the whistle, not what they're whistling for.
Harry DeMott · Jul 16, 2026 · 14 min read
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