This is the Truth Social post, which the article quotes but doesn't quite convey the flavor of:
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/1161445529692...
> 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
I mentioned his insane threats to Netflix earlier and tried to Google an article that referenced it. None of them linked or even broadly quoted it.
There's been a concerted effort to hide the fact that the US President is posting insane shit every day for years.
The sanewashing of that nutbar from every media outlet in the States has been equally as breathtaking as the rants themselves.
Link to the Netflix threats?
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/1161110738408...
You're probably thinking, that's not so bad. He didn't even threaten to invade an ally or call this overqualified black woman "low-IQ" like he often does but to any time traveller flung forward from just a decade ago, this is indistinguishable from Idiocracy.
The concerted effort to hide his insane rants is unforgivable.
You really think it’s him tapping away those Troots?
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It's just so great to have a president whose public statements sound like a 3-year-old having a tantrum. Every agency must immediately cease all use of Anthropic's technology, except the agencies that are using Anthropic's products?
Does anyone know (more precisely) what the military wanted to use Claude for and what Anthropic was resisting?
Their statement called out automatic weapons targeting and domestic surveillance as two lines they would not cross
Anthropic's statement specified mass domestic surveillance. Not all domestic surveillance. And fully autonomous weapons with today's systems. Not automatic targeting. And not never.
Not targeting, automatic firing. They want a human to chose when to fire, but they AI can so the targeting.
But.. we already have automatic weapons targeting systems and the PATRIOT act, which enjoys bi-partisan support already providing basically limitless domestic surveillance.
Doesn't mean Anthropic wants their tech making it even worse.
Agreed, but the details released so far are pretty sparse on what exactly was being asked. If they're resisting general AI to help missiles find their target better, then I think it's pretty foolish of Anthropic to resist because that's happening come hell or high water. If it's about resisting mass surveileance without a warrant of American citizens, then I'd cheer Anthropic on for pulling out, but we just don't know apparently.
The Department of Defense demanded contracts which would allow any lawful use. Anthropic refused to allow mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons until fully autonomous weapons could be more reliable.[1]
[1] https://www.anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war
He writes like a deranged uncle on FACEBOOK... which explains a lot about why he is popular.