Steve HermanFeb 26
Anthropic draws a line in the sand — stating it won’t allow DoD to use its AI technology for mass domestic surveillance or autonomous lethal weapons. https://www.anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war
Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War

A statement from our CEO on national security uses of AI

Show threadSteve Herman
A US defense undersecretary, Emil Michael, verbally attacks Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as a liar who has a God-complex. “He wants nothing more than to try to personally control the US Military and is ok putting our nation’s safety at risk.”
Feb 27 at 3:52amWeb
Show threadJames M.Feb 27
@newsguyusa it's remarkable just how *precisely* he's projecting, yet again.
Show threadMike FraserFeb 27
@newsguyusa I'm pretty sure I heard they were already backing away from their "stand" and giving in to the DODs demands.
Show threadFeloniousPunkFeb 27
@mike @newsguyusa That was before the announcement today.
Show threadnotsoloudFeb 27

@newsguyusa
"The Department of War will ALWAYS adhere to the law"

Which says it's the Department of Defense.

Show threadPasswordsarehard4Feb 27
@newsguyusa if you don’t want to “bend to a for profit company” maybe you should do your damn job yourself instead of subbing it out.
Show threadRandy RidenourFeb 27
@newsguyusa @igb The DoD is acting as if Anthropic is the only AI company in the US. They’re perfectly free to contract with someone else.
Show thread[email protected]Feb 27
@newsguyusa People in speedboats want to have a word.