Anthropic CEO stands firm as Pentagon deadline looms

Anthropic CEO stands firm as Pentagon deadline looms

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday that he “cannot in good conscience accede to [the Pentagon’s] request” to give the military unrestricted access to its AI systems. “Anthropic understands that the Department of War, not private companies, makes military decisions,” Amodei wrote in a statement. “However, in a narrow set of cases, we believe AI…

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#The Pentagon says AI is speeding up its ‘kill chain’

#The Pentagon says AI is speeding up its ‘kill chain’

Leading AI developers, such as OpenAI and Anthropic, are threading a delicate needle to sell software to the United States military: make the Pentagon more efficient, without letting their AI kill people. Today, their tools are not being used as weapons, but AI is giving the Department of Defense a “significant advantage” in identifying, tracking,…

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#Internal Pentagon review finds no ‘ill intent’ during Austin’s hospitalization

#Internal Pentagon review finds no ‘ill intent’ during Austin’s hospitalization

The Pentagon on Monday released the results of a 30-day review that found no attempt to hide Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s secret hospitalizations in December and January, effectively absolving officials of any wrongdoing.  Although a brief, unclassified summary of the review found processes could be improved, “nothing examined during this review demonstrated any indication of ill…

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#Ukraine running low on ammunition without US aid, Pentagon says

#Ukraine running low on ammunition without US aid, Pentagon says

Ukrainian forces are running out of ammunition in their fight against Russia, with Moscow using that shortfall as a chance to probe weaknesses in Kyiv’s military, a senior Pentagon official said Tuesday.   With U.S. military assistance to Ukraine dried up as of December — a symptom of Congress being unable to pass President Biden’s emergency funding request for the embattled country — officials there “believe that units do not have…

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#Pentagon says Osprey crew still missing after Japan crash

#Pentagon says Osprey crew still missing after Japan crash

The eight men aboard an Air Force CV-22B Osprey that crashed off the shore of Yakushima, Japan, are still missing, the Pentagon said Thursday. According to Japanese coast guard officials, a U.S. Osprey military aircraft crashed near the island of Yakushima on Wednesday afternoon, killing at least one crew member and prompting a large rescue…

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#DeSantis doubles down on support for Tuberville amid ongoing military holds  

#DeSantis doubles down on support for Tuberville amid ongoing military holds  

Florida governor and 2024 GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis reiterated his support for Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Alabama) hold on military promotions Saturday. “What the defense department is doing is outside the law,” DeSantis said while speaking at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition Town Hall. “They are breaking, violating the law by funding abortion tourism…

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