Pentagon sets Friday deadline for Anthropic to abandon ethics rules for AI

[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47140734

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47142587

The idea of putting American companies on a blacklist that is typically used for only a few companies from ‘enemy’ countries, where other suppliers to the government cannot do business with them either, is incredibly dystopian and authoritarian. It goes against basic American values. And at worst, it risks perhaps the most important company of this era.

To me, it feels like forcing ideological choices on a business, and a violation of the first amendment. If the Trump administration / Pete Hegseth had any interest in acting fairly, they would simply ask companies to not use Anthropic for any situation that involves the prohibited activities - which are mass surveillance and AI-driven killing machines - but otherwise let them use Anthropic if they want.

deadlines are for the desperate