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"In the leadup to the weekend’s US and Israeli attacks on Iran, the US
Department of Defense was locked in tense negotiations with artificial
intelligence (AI) company Anthropic over exactly how the Pentagon could use the
firm’s technology.
Anthropic wanted guarantees its Claude systems would not be used for purposes
such as domestic surveillance in the US and operating autonomous weapons
without human control.
In response, US president Donald Trump on Friday directed all US federal
agencies to cease using Anthropic’s technology, saying he would “never allow a
radical left, woke company to dictate how our great military fights and wins
wars!”
Hours later, rival AI lab OpenAI (maker of ChatGPT) announced it had struck its
own deal with the Department of Defense. The key difference appears to be that
OpenAI permits “all lawful uses” of its tools, without specifying ethical lines
OpenAI won’t cross.
What does this mean for military AI? Is it the end for the idea of “ethical AI”
in warfare?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
