The NYTimes always fails. No Silicon Valley did not rally. But OK, whatever, pretend they are all saints out there if you want.
this post was submitted on 01 Mar 2026
89 points (97.8% liked)
News
36201 readers
2802 users here now
Welcome to the News community!
Rules:
1. Be civil
Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.
2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.
Obvious biased sources will be removed at the mods’ discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted separately but not to the post body. Sources may be checked for reliability using Wikipedia, MBFC, AdFontes, GroundNews, etc.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.
4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source. Clickbait titles may be removed.
Posts which titles don’t match the source may be removed. If the site changed their headline, we may ask you to update the post title. Clickbait titles use hyperbolic language and do not accurately describe the article content. When necessary, post titles may be edited, clearly marked with [brackets], but may never be used to editorialize or comment on the content.
5. Only recent news is allowed.
Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.
6. All posts must be news articles.
No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials, videos, blogs, press releases, or celebrity gossip will be allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis. Mods may use discretion to pre-approve videos or press releases from highly credible sources that provide unique, newsworthy content not available or possible in another format.
7. No duplicate posts.
If an article has already been posted, it will be removed. Different articles reporting on the same subject are permitted. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.
8. Misinformation is prohibited.
Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.
9. No link shorteners or news aggregators.
All posts must link to original article sources. You may include archival links in the post description. News aggregators such as Yahoo, Google, Hacker News, etc. should be avoided in favor of the original source link. Newswire services such as AP, Reuters, or AFP, are frequently republished and may be shared from other credible sources.
10. Don't copy entire article in your post body
For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
. . . and, Sam Altman caved; OpenAI agreed to the DoD’s terms to pick up Anthropic’s lucrative government contracts.
the article mentions that:
The rallying behind Anthropic was tinged with opportunism. Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, said in a memo to employees this week that “we have long believed that A.I. should not be used for mass surveillance or autonomous lethal weapons,” which is the same stance as Anthropic’s.
But late Friday, after Mr. Trump had ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s technology, OpenAI said it had reached its own agreement with the Pentagon to provide its A.I. for classified systems. OpenAI said it had found a way to put safeguards into its technologies that would somehow prevent the systems from being used in ways that it does not want them to be.
For many A.I. companies, government contracts are only one piece of an expanding pipeline of business. The $200 million contract that Anthropic had been negotiating with the Pentagon for A.I. use in classified systems, which precipitated the fight, would most likely be only a small percentage of the company’s revenue. Anthropic primarily sells A.I. software to other businesses and last year hit a monthly pace of $8 billion to $10 billion in annual revenue, Dr. Amodei said in December.
OpenAI said it had found a way to put safeguards into its technologies that would somehow prevent the systems from being used in ways that it does not want them to be.
When pressed for specifics on the nature of the safeguards, OpenAI's Altman replied, "We've included the phrase 'pretty please don't use this for killing people or spying on Americans' in our contract with Department of Defense. With this language in place we're confident that our company values respecting human life and the privacy of all Americans is protected". /s
I'd argue these quotes are on topic but don't come close to addressing the logical inconsistencies.
OpenAI said it had found a way to put safeguards into its technologies that would somehow prevent the systems from being used in ways that it does not want them to be.
That could depend on your take of this statement. I personally don't understand how this could be done with high certainty and most AI researchers I respect seem to have a similar analysis
Oh...
https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/the-whole-thing-was-scam
Altman had secretly been working on the deal since Wednesday.
- before he announced his support for Dario
- before Trump had denounced Anthropic
- but after Brockman had donated 25M to Trump’s PAC
The real problem for Anthropic is the clearly vindictive "supply chain threat" designation they were immediately slapped with, which prohibits the Defense Department from buying services from anyone who uses Anthropic's services themselves.
This can be contested in court, at least, and is almost sure to be ruled on in Anthropic's favor since it's so blatantly unjustified. But that might not matter. It'll take a while (costing contracts and momentum) and once the ruling is made I wouldn't bet on the Trump administration obeying it anyway.
Humorously, Anthropocene wanted the gig. So, it might have been openAI who got the rally. They’re both the same people.
For money, surely
Okay. Clearly OpenAI is hella desparate to make next month's rent on their trillion dollar house of promissory note cards.
Joining the military-industrial complex is OpenAI's only way to survive the bubble burst.