Sources detail how the standoff between the Pentagon and Anthropic escalated after discussions about using Claude during hypothetical nuclear missile attacks
“In a narrow set of cases, we believe AI can undermine, rather than defend, democratic values” — Perhaps you should heed that warning? — www.washingtonpost.com/technology/ 2...Tim Carmody /@tcarmody:For some reason I don't think they mean to analyze and create documents [embedded post]Justin Hendrix /@justinhendrix:“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 leadi
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Discussion
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Vox
Joshua Keating
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The nuclear nightmare at the heart of the Trump-Anthropic fight
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NewsMax.com
Jim Thomas
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Report: Senators Urge Deal in Pentagon-Anthropic AI Row
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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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@powerbottomdad1
@powerbottomdad1
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ahahahahaha. you fuckin nerds. this was never about mass surveillence as ive said all along. this is about Dario being bad at deals and being so EA brained he thinks he's smarter at military strategy than the fucking US military. get fucked idiots [image]
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@repcasar
Congressman Greg Casar
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This is a flashing red siren for anyone who cares about keeping America safe and free. The Trump administration wants to use A.I. to spy on Americans without a warrant and to give A.I. power to make life and death decisions without humans involved. That would put our
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@slatestarcodex
Scott Alexander
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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 myself in the S…
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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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@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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@rieckhoff
Paul Rieckhoff
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Good on you, Anthropic. — Refreshing to see someone standing up for what's right and the best interests of the American people. Because it's clearly not happening from the Pentagon political leadership and propagandists. — www.axios.com/2026/02/26/a...
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@laurenmeidasa
Lauren Ashley Davis
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“The contract language we received overnight from the Department of War made virtually no progress on preventing Claude's use for mass surveillance of Americans or in fully autonomous weapons,” Anthropic said in a statement. — www.axios.com/2026/02/26/a...
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r/politics
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Pentagon Standoff Is a Decisive Moment for How A.I. Will Be Used in War
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@dbcurren
Don Curren
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“Because the #technology is advancing so quickly, we're having these debates now. #A.I. has moved from being in a niche conversation to something really at the center of #global #power.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/t...