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I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk

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Re: I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk

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Post by kranke155 »

fluidcruft wrote: post #256
_fat_santa wrote: post #230

The disconnect here for me is, I assume the DoW and Anthropic signed a contract at some point and that contract most likely stipulated that these are the things they can do and these are the things they can't do. I would assume the original terms the DoW is now railing against were in those original contracts that they signed. In that case it looks like the DoW is acting in bad faith here, they signed the original co…

I was pondering the same thing and to me the answer is a contractor sold something to the DoD and Anthropic pulled the rug out from under that contractor and the DoD isn't happy about losing that. My speculation is the "business records" domestic surveillance loophole Bush expanded (and that Palantir is build to service). That's usually how the government double-speaks its very real domestic surveillance programs. "I…

Yes, I assumed a mass surveillance Palantir program also. Interesting take on how it allows them to claim “we are not doing this” while asking Anthropic to do it.

Of course they can just say - we aren’t, Palantir is.

Re: I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk

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Post by arduanika »

DonHopkins wrote: post #361

Hegseth gets so belligerent when he's hammered.

As best I can tell, his hard-drinking era ended many years before he entered the cabinet. But this does feel like a pretty impulsive decision, and there's some ambiguity over whether this statement was approved by the WH, or whether this was just the SECDEF taking it to the next level to look super loyal and badass. This ambiguity gives the WH room to walk it back in the coming weeks, depending on how things evolve.

Re: I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk

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Post by dylan604 »

ViewTrick1002 wrote: post #475
onlyrealcuzzo wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Good thing this administration will be a lame duck in 8 months, and they know it.

Unless ICE ensures it’s is a ”fair” election with the ”correct” outcome.

Luckily, the oval office is on the ground floor, so it's safe to stand next to the windows

Re: I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk

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Post by RivieraKid »

mikepurvis wrote: post #23
lukewrites wrote: post #6

I admire Anthropic for sticking to their principles, even if it affects the bottom line. That’s the kind of company you want to work for.

It's also a very clear differentiator for them relative to Google, Facebook, and OpenAI, all of whom are clearly varying degrees of willing to sell themselves out for evil purposes.

Is making effective weapons evil?

Re: I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk

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Post by xpe »

xXSLAYERXx wrote: post #55
techblueberry wrote: post #2

So they are such a risk to national security that no contractor that works with the federal government may use them, but they're going to keep using them for six more months? So I guess our national security is significantly at risk for the next six months?

Isn't this our governments classic negotiation strategy? Go to the extreme, and meet somewhere well on their side of the middle.

The Trump administration tends to use this playbook.

Putting aside my take, I’m trying to objectively make sure I’m grounded on what is likely to happen next, without confusing “what is” with “what is ok”.

Re: I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk

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Post by hngenisu10219 »

labrador wrote: post #17

Good. I'd rather not have my favorite AI from a company working on AGI to have murder and spying in it's DNA. In fact, as a patriotic American veteran, I'd be ok with Anthropic moving to Europe. It might be better for Claude and AGI, which are overriding issues for me. Rutger Bregman @rcbregman This is a huge opportunity for Europe. Welcome Anthropic with open arms. Roll out the red carpet. Visa for all employees. Eu…

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Re: I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk

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Post by lioeters »

shafyy wrote: post #147

Stop calling it the Department of War, it's not the official name of that agency.

Department of War is a teenage boy's idea of "manly" and "cool". Same with X. These juvenile idiocrats will be laughed at by children in the future studying history. "Seriously? How dumb were these people in the 21st century."

Re: I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk

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Post by jiggawatts »

colordrops wrote: post #300
rectang wrote: post #289

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Altman says OpenAI agrees with Anthropic’s red lines in Pentagon dispute https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5758898-altman-backs-a...

He's probably lying. Or he "agrees" but will cross the line anyway.

Altman is an Aes Sedai. He speaks no word that is untrue, but is one often most deceptive people I’ve ever heard.

Re: I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk

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Post by zmgsabst »

j2kun wrote: post #115
techblueberry wrote: post #2

So they are such a risk to national security that no contractor that works with the federal government may use them, but they're going to keep using them for six more months? So I guess our national security is significantly at risk for the next six months?

It's a waste of your effort to apply rational argument to the actions of a group that are in it for a shakedown.

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