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President Donald Trump bans Anthropic from use in government systems (www.trumpstruth.org)
submitted 1 day ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL NEVER ALLOW A RADICAL LEFT, WOKE COMPANY TO DICTATE HOW OUR GREAT MILITARY FIGHTS AND WINS WARS! That decision belongs to YOUR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, and the tremendous leaders I appoint to run our Military.

The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRONG-ARM the Department of War, and force them to obey their Terms of Service instead of our Constitution. Their selfishness is putting AMERICAN LIVES at risk, our Troops in danger, and our National Security in JEOPARDY.

Therefore, I am directing EVERY Federal Agency in the United States Government to IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic’s technology. We don’t need it, we don’t want it, and will not do business with them again! There will be a Six Month phase out period for Agencies like the Department of War who are using Anthropic’s products, at various levels. Anthropic better get their act together, and be helpful during this phase out period, or I will use the Full Power of the Presidency to make them comply, with major civil and criminal consequences to follow.

WE will decide the fate of our Country — NOT some out-of-control, Radical Left AI company run by people who have no idea what the real World is all about. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

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[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 18 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

They said something once and now Trumpet is upset.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I wonder what kicked the tantrum off.

[–] AlDente@sh.itjust.works 14 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

They are standing firm on two very reasonable AI guardrails that the Pentagon wants removed.

Anthropic has drawn two red lines: no mass surveillance of Americans and no fully autonomous weapons.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/anthropics-safety-first-ai-collides-with-the-pentagon-as-claude-expands-into/

[–] PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 16 minutes ago* (last edited 10 minutes ago)

Oddly enough this positions Anthropic as the sole big player in the (seriously disastrously) complicit landscape of roughly ALL large tech I'm aware of, to say nothing of AI, willing to refuse, and do so publicly, over something that matters, while that thing invites big $$$.

I hate to say this, but this really should be (tentatively, but ideally dramatically) rewarded.

Like a large scared dog, on a leash, in a yard with a bunch of even bigger ones. Ones with leashes held by something permanently unreliable, and all the dogs know it.

And Anthropic is the only one that does the "play bow". And we don't get to leave the yard.

What we do get is bad, and big, choices to be made.