Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War

Post by egorfine » Fri, Feb 27, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC

jjcm wrote: post #155

This is the strongest statement in the post: > They have threatened to remove us from their systems if we maintain these safeguards; they have also threatened to designate us a “supply chain risk”—a label reserved for US adversaries, never before applied to an American company—and to invoke the Defense Production Act to force the safeguards’ removal. These latter two threats are inherently contradictory: one labels u…

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Feb 27, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

ricardobeat wrote: post #147

helaoban wrote: post #106

All of these problems are downstream of the Congress having thoroughly abdicated its powers to the executive. The military should be reigned in at the legislative level, by constraining what it can and cannot do under law. Popular action is the only way to make that happen. Energy directed anywhere else is a waste. Private corporations should never be allowed to dictate how the military acts. Such a thought would be…

> The technology can just be requisitioned During a war with national mobilization, that would make sense. Or in a country like China. This kind of coercion is not an expected part of democratic rule.

Post by moozooh » Fri, Feb 27, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC

Aeolun wrote: post #618

amunozo wrote: post #600

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just see here is nationalism. How can they claim to be in favour of humanity if they're in favour of spying foreign partners, developing weapons, and everything that serves the sacred nation of the United States of America? How fast do Americans dehumanize nations with the excuse of authoritarianism (as if Trump is not authoritarian) and national defence (more like attack). It's amazing that after these obvious jin…

It’s not like other countries do not do this. They’re just not so prone to virtue signaling as in the US.

Post by i_love_retros » Fri, Feb 27, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC

lebovic wrote: post #202

I used to work at Anthropic, and I wrote a comment on a thread earlier this week about the RSP update [1]. It's enheartening to see that leaders at Anthropic are willing to risk losing their seat at the table to be guided by values. Something I don't think is well understood on HN is how driven by ideals many folks at Anthropic are, even if the company is pragmatic about achieving their goals. I have strong signal th…

Post by sneak » Fri, Feb 27, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC

eisfresser wrote: post #591

> mass __domestic__ surveillance is incompatible with democratic values But mass surveillance of Australians or Danes is alligned with democratic values as long as it's the Americans doing it? I don't think the moral high ground Anthropic is taking here is high enough.