Sources detail how the standoff between the Pentagon and Anthropic escalated after discussions about using Claude during hypothetical nuclear missile attacks
Start-up Anthropic and the U.S. military are careening toward a clash over government use of artificial intelligence — and whether it should be allowed to kill.
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@tcarmody
Tim Carmody
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For some reason I don't think they mean to analyze and create documents [embedded post]
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@justinhendrix
Justin Hendrix
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“Experts say the outcome of the clash could shape the trajectory of the burgeoning relationship between the AI industry and the U.S. military, potentially signaling to other leading firms that the cost of doing business with the Pentagon could be losing control of their innovatio…
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Scott Alexander
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@KTmBoyle I cannot wait until the White House changes hands and all of you ghouls switch back from “you're a traitor unless you bootlick so hard your tongue goes numb” to “the government asking any questions about my offshore fentanyl casino is vile tyranny and I will throw mysel…
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@sarahbmyers
Sarah Myers West
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A bit buried but worth noting - a reason DoD is more dependent on Anthropic's models is because it is seamlessly tied to AWS, which provides the JWCC (successor contract to Maven). Cloud dependency is a part of this picture.
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@biltongbaggins
@biltongbaggins
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When the CEO of a company stands to make billions off of government contracts, says no to using their product because: — “In a narrow set of cases, we believe AI can undermine, rather than defend, democratic values” — Perhaps you should heed that warning? — www.washingtonpo…
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@seanparnellasw
Sean Parnell
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The Department of War has no interest in using AI to conduct mass surveillance of Americans (which is illegal) nor do we want to use AI to develop autonomous weapons that operate without human involvement. This narrative is fake and being peddled by leftists in the media.
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Joshua Keating
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The nuclear nightmare at the heart of the Trump-Anthropic fight