AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading.The Pentagon and Anthropic were close to agreeing on the use of artificial intelligence. But strong personalities, mutual dislike and a rival company unraveled a deal.In January, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth published a memo calling on A.I. to be widely integrated across the military and for A.I. companies to offer their technology without restrictions.Credit...Demetrius Freeman for The New York ...