Ep. 24 - Surveillance Gets Smarter

<p>In this episode of &quot;In the long run&quot;, we unpack the escalating clash between the U.S. “Department of War” (Pentagon) and Anthropic, centered on whether a private AI company can restrict government use of its models, especially around mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons. </p><p>We explore how today’s “legal” frameworks lag behind AI capabilities, making large-scale surveillance technically easy (and sometimes still lawful). </p><p>Finally, we connect the rise of AI coding agents and “vibe coding” to a shake-up in SaaS. How will this impact Software as a service companies, how many subscription apps could become trivial to recreate with personalized agents, pushing SaaS value toward support, accountability, and enterprise-grade reliability rather than basic functionality.</p>