Anthropic AI Booted from Pentagon Over Surveillance Concerns

Absolutely, his concerns are legitimate. As someone who must use AI everyday now for my work, because of company direction, I see how easily AI doesn't follow the directives it's given. And we want to unleash it for autonomous weapons deployments?! But at the same time, we need a reasonable balance because China will have no such qualms. So we need to work fast to figure out how to be effective, even lethal at a military level when necessary in appropriate settings, without endangering populations.

This is America! We can figure this out, better than anyone else, and all without blacklisting each other! 🇺🇸

Yep, as in the movie, Enemy of the State. It's enough that cameras are everywhere these days. Let's not go there with AI!

Yes! AI uses algorithms to process data. Algorithms are human products. However, built into those algorithms is the capability to self-modify as new data is assimilated into the basic algorithm. Those who create and use AI are far more cognizant of the potential for misuse and abuse of its inherent strengths and weaknesses than any politician, military leader or legal beagle. It is absurd for anyone in a position of authority, responsible for protecting the very foundation of this nation's promise of liberty and freedom, to reject the constraints requested by the CEO of what is perhaps the most successful AI creation to date. Even with regulatory control, there will remain a need for integrity among those who develop and make AI available to the public, governmental agencies and the military.

Our government does NOT get to have unrestricted intrusion into our private lives! Not to mention that there are many "in power" who would abuse this technology for their own personal gain. Private sector companies have more information about me than I care for them to have. I'll be damned if the GOVERNMENT gets that kind of access to me too ( if they don't already). The pitfalls with computer technology are unimaginable. Some things are just nobody's business but my own.

Absolutely! Americans beware of Big Brother.

YES. Government is overreaching its power to surveillance citizens. Privacy laws are just words and government just doesn’t care about this issue. Military use is different. You fight to win, not lose. Just look how democrats fight, low and dirty. That’s why media kissed their behind.

For me, there is too little information to "pick sides" in the discussion. I do have concerns about access to mass data without strict controls, which is what seems to be missing from what's being reported. If what Anthropic says is valid, then maybe the Pentagon is too heavy handed. But we only know what Anthropic said about the Pentagon's position. We need more information. Rarely does a report disclose all the information. There's always two sides to every story, sometimes more. Admittedly, I feel strongly both ways!

The people running AL promblemly understand AL and its flaws better than political class who wants the dangerous tool to meet their current goals. OpenAL is bleeding money badly right now so they will be willing to do anything the government wants.

Seems AI could become to intrusive into many things including personal information and some safeguards seem logical. On the flip side of that it from a military standpoint it could be helpful to protect our country. It’s a fine line that may take safe guards to prevent it from having to much information to not having enough. Seems it may take a little time to find that line.

Our "civil liberties," are nothing more than a veiled facade. Every single form of human control/government has kept tabs on it's own population. It's foolish to think that this is new, OR that it hasn't been happening. What should be more troublesome is the fact that this was happening LONG before they spoke about it.

I could actually care less. Watch me. Track me. Follow me. Create a profile about me. Whatever! I'm not ashamed of my life and I live a peaceful existence. Follow me all you want - who cares? Like seriously.

Also, if you don't want to be tracked that way, then throw away your phone, tablet, laptop and smart tv! It's that easy. Or, live with the fact that all governments have always tracked their citizens. Live and let live!

I agree there needs to be safeguards to civil liberties, but we are all delusional if we think all platforms out there don't already have and share all our private information. That ship has sailed!

Remember, government is not your friend.

While I understand the concern about the government obtaining information that the AI companies have already collected, I believe the biggest problem here is a private entity attempting to constrain the the actions of the DoW. I hardly think it is reasonable for Anthropic to tell our military they are not allowed to use their software to control drones when the enemy most certainly will do so.

Yes, the laws regarding public discretion need to be followed. I don’t trust Sam Altman either.

Can you you imagine what the WOKE leftist would do with this if they were in power. Scary stuff!!!

It’s not as clear an issue as one might think. Does anyone think that businesses are not collecting the same information? What about foreign companies? Or foreign adversaries? (You would be surprised.) The request was for his company to allow the DoD to collect publicly available information. If Amodei’s company doesn’t allow any of it’s customers to collect the same information and it doesn’t collect this information itself, then he shouldn’t be pressured to give in or demonized for his policy. However, he still would have no reason to expect to receive the business. If OpenAI will allow the DoD to collect the information, then the DoD can select a different provider. … Odds are your cell company and ISP provider are collecting every single thing you do on Internet. Information is money and they sell it. Read the small print in their privacy policy. Even the maker of your TV. They just aren’t in the news right now.

Yes! What a tangled mess!