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

Post by blhack » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 12:51 AM UTC

nilkn wrote: post #660

blhack wrote: post #602

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Did the DoW ask for these things? This whole thing seems like people talking past each other, and that there’s something being left unsaid. Anthropic doesn’t make a product that would assist with kill drones, and they don’t have the right to deny subpoenas.

Anthropic specifically called out systems "that take humans out of the loop entirely and automate selecting and engaging targets". I take that to mean they don't want the military using Claude to decide who to kill. As a hyperbolic yet frankly realistic example, they don't want Claude to make a mistake and direct the military to kill innocent children accidentally identified as narco-terrorists. At least, that's the…

Post by to11mtm » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC

Teknoman117 wrote: post #534

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The writeup here[1] was pretty clear to me. > *Isn’t it unreasonable for Anthropic to suddenly set terms in their contract?* The terms were in the original contract, which the Pentagon agreed to. It’s the Pentagon who’s trying to break the original contract and unilaterally change the terms, not Anthropic. > *Doesn’t the Pentagon have a right to sign or not sign any contract they choose?* Yes. Anthropic is the one sa…

I just wish there was a stronger source on this. I am inclined to agree you and the source you cited, but unfortunately > [1] This story requires some reading between the lines - the exact text of the contract isn’t available - but something like it is suggested by the way both sides have been presenting the negotiations. I deal with far too many people who won't believe me without 10 bullet-proof sources but get ver…

Post by layer8 » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC

solfox wrote: post #666

If anything, isn’t this admitting that the government thinks Anthropic has better technology than OpenAI, Grok, etc?

Post by stackghost » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 12:54 AM UTC

arduanika wrote: post #630

SubiculumCode wrote: post #264

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I don't believe they can change the name to Department of War without an actor Congress. It remains the DoD.

They can, however, rename their Twitter/X accounts and vacate the @SecDef handle, which seems to be up for grabs now, if anyone wants to do the funniest thing...

Post by smlavine » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 12:54 AM UTC

nemo44x wrote: post #542

gambiting wrote: post #508

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What does being sovereign have to do with anything in this case?

The sovereign is the ultimate authority. In the USA “we the people” delegate the sovereign power to our elected officials. They are now exercising that power in the interest of the people (they believe) that grant that power.