Linus ✦ Ekenstam on AI

What a complete shit show. DoD accepts the same terms as Anthropic has held firmly for 2 months of negotiations. The DoD is scrambling, I can hear the voices in the meeting ”just make it happen, what ever it takes”. Sam could not even mention Anthropic.

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Follows a clear Hook → Context → Context → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
The opening line stands alone, so it reads completely before the post is expanded.
Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.

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Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Context → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal, blunt, punchy
Written for: People building with AI

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