Anthropic Scratched!
Sorry, cocktails are off the menu.
The Revenue Stakes, the second race of the AI Triple Crown, was declared unscalable. The inaugural Derby ended in a dead heat. Now what?
In a development timed with precision usually reserved for earnings misses and SEC enforcement actions, the Trump administration announced on Friday, February 27, 2026, that Anthropic—the first horse cleared to run on classified tracks—has been scratched.
A six-month “transition”—depending who you ask—has been suggested.
The racing crowd is stunned. The stables that had Anthropic powering their most sensitive work are now in the paddock looking for a replacement mount.
Meanwhile, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has told his stable he shares Anthropic’s concerns. Over a hundred grooms at Google have signed petitions.
Note: No official cocktail could be prepared in time for this development. The crowd is drinking Hallucinations.
Editor’s note: The Revenue Stakes was published Tuesday, February 24. The stewards caught up Friday. This is a story of some satire and fiction?
Satire? A portent of things to come? Pre-science? Minority Report? 😎
Until we know for sure: your race posts and Friday's news on Anthropic reminded me of the old joke about betting on a one-horse race you cannot lose, only to watch the horse jump over the fence and gallop into the woods instead.
😂 on top of the news as ever! You go girl.