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Student in fundamental and applied mathematics, interested in theoretical computer science and AI alignment

Technoprogressive, biocosmist, rationalist, defensive accelerationist, longtermist

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Matrice Jacobine

Student in fundamental and applied mathematics, interested in theoretical computer science and AI alignment

Technoprogressive, biocosmist, rationalist, defensive accelerationist, longtermist

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

> I believe deeply in the existential importance of using AI to defend the United States and other democracies, and to defeat our autocratic adversaries. > > Anthropic has therefore worked proactively to deploy our models to the Department of War and the intelligence community. We were the first frontier AI company to deploy our models in the US government’s classified networks, the first to deploy them at the National Laboratories, and the first to provide custom models for national security customers. Claude is extensively deployed across the Department of War and other national security agencies for mission-critical applications, such as intelligence analysis, modeling and simulation, operational planning, cyber operations, and more. > > Anthropic has also acted to defend America’s lead in AI, even when it is against the company’s short-term interest. We chose to forgo several hundred million dollars in revenue to cut off the use of Claude by firms linked to the Chinese Communist Party (some of whom have been designated by the Department of War as Chinese Military Companies), shut down CCP-sponsored cyberattacks that attempted to abuse Claude, and have advocated for strong export controls on chips to ensure a democratic advantage. > > Anthropic understands that the Department of War, not private companies, makes military decisions. We have never raised objections to particular military operations nor attempted to limit use of our technology in an ad hoc manner. > > However, in a narrow set of cases, we believe AI can undermine, rather than defend, democratic values. Some uses are also simply outside the bounds of what today’s technology can safely and reliably do. Two such use cases have never been included in our contracts with the Department of War, and we believe they should not be included now: > > * Mass domestic surveillance. We support the use of AI for lawful foreign intelligence and counterintelligence missions. But using these systems for mass dom

Exclusive: Hegseth gives Anthropic until Friday to back down on AI safeguards

China proposes new global AI cooperation organisation

Sam Altman says OpenAI shares Anthropic's red lines in Pentagon fight

Sen. Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) propose AI Data Center Moratorium Act

The text of the bill can be found here. It begins by citing the warnings of AI company CEOs and deep learning pioneers Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio, the 2023 FLI open letter calling for a 6-month pause, and the 2025 FLI statement on superintelligence. The bill would prohibits the...

Sam Altman says OpenAI shares Anthropic's red lines in Pentagon fight

> OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote in a memo to staff that he will draw the same red lines that sparked a high-stakes fight between rival Anthropic and the Pentagon: no AI for mass surveillance or autonomous lethal weapons. > > Why it matters: If other leading firms like Google...

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

> I believe deeply in the existential importance of using AI to defend the United States and other democracies, and to defeat our autocratic adversaries. > > Anthropic has therefore worked proactively to deploy our models to the Department of War and the intelligence community. We were the first frontier...

Scoop: Pentagon takes first step toward blacklisting Anthropic

> The Pentagon asked two major defense contractors on Wednesday to provide an assessment of their reliance on Anthropic's AI model, Claude — a first step toward a potential designation of Anthropic as a "supply chain risk," Axios has learned. > > Why it matters: That penalty is usually reserved...

Exclusive: Hegseth gives Anthropic until Friday to back down on AI safeguards

> Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei until Friday evening to give the military unfettered access to its AI model or face harsh penalties, Axios has learned. > > The big picture: Hegseth told Amodei in a tense meeting on Tuesday that the Pentagon will either cut...

Alignment to Evil

> One seemingly-necessary condition for a research organization that creates artificial superintelligence (ASI) to eventually lead to a utopia1 is that the organization has a commitment to the common good. ASI can rearrange the world to hit any narrow target, and if the organization is able to solve the rest...

AI and Nationalism Are a Deadly Combination

> If the new technology is as dangerous as its makers say, great power competition becomes suicidally reckless. Only international cooperation can ensure AI serves humanity instead of worsening war. > > Dario Amodei, the CEO of leading AI company Anthropic, has written a 19,000 word warning that AI technology...

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