The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP · Justin Brodley, Jonathan Baker, Ryan Lucas and Matt Kohn | Cloud Computing & AI News

Damn It… my excuse is now gone for DR

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AI models chose nuclear war in 30 out of 31 simulations—should they be used in military operations?

The hosts discuss Anthropic's acquisition of Vercept to improve AI computer use, then delve into the government banning Anthropic from military use after war game studies showed AI models opting for nuclear options. They cover AWS data centers being attacked in the Middle East, forcing a rethink of disaster recovery, and explore multi-cloud AI strategies and security tool integrations.

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Cloud recovery stops being theoretical once the systems themselves are treated as targets.

Episode 345, recorded for March 4, 2026, turns a cloud-news panel into a sober look at disaster recovery and what happens when infrastructure stops being abstract.

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A CloudPod episode that makes disaster recovery feel uncomfortably real.

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