I would love to understand in more detail what kind of use cases we’re talking about.
Is this about locating the right target for a sortie for example?
I would love to understand in more detail what kind of use cases we’re talking about.
Is this about locating the right target for a sortie for example?
Anthropic already had a deal via Palantir so it seems it's models are used in a variety of ways by the pentagon.
The reports about Venezuela and Iran seem to suggest it's primary role was processing bulk intel.
But also that it was being used in planning and target selection.
Presumably what spooked Anthropic was that these tools were about to be directed internally.
But it's not clear if this is a point of principle that the government wants no holds barred with it's tools?
Anthropic was very clear about the usage restrictions: They didn't want them being used to control autonomous kill drones or mass surveillance of the American public. That's it. DoW didn't like that -- for reasons that will probably soon become apparent.
Correct, it will be about silencing any opposition against this administration. OpenAI will be happy to let their models be used to persecute, kill, and destroy american democracy if it lines Sam's pockets.
> I would love to understand in more detail what kind of use cases we’re talking about.
The whole point is that the use-case does not matter; either you allow the government to do everything they want, either you don’t.
either you allow a democratically elected government to do everything they want that is legal, or you insert private corporate decision-making into every government decision which is untenable
Is there any evidence that going outside the scope of the agreement would amount to anything more than a contract violation? Are we really to expect that Anthropic general counsel sits at the API gates allowing or blocking requests?
More generally, are there any comparable contract requirements in the field of defense, for a company in the same position as Anthropic? I'm curious.
You're missing the huge step that the government asking for "all legal uses" terminology is also who decides what is legal. Congress isn't willing to act as a check on executive power, meaning the contract they demanded simply says "I do what I want."
Sure... So the USA of Trump have just decided to stop themselves and all their military suppliers from using the very best coding tools.
I suppose the USA's frenemies will jump on the occasion and use the incredible opportunity offered to them in a silver platter.