OpenAI Faces Backlash Over Defense Department Deal While Anthropic Takes Ethical Stand Against Military AI
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AndrewKemendo
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Summary
The article discusses growing backlash against OpenAI after it reportedly made a deal with the U.S. Department of Defense (referred to as 'Department of War'), contrasting this with Anthropic's refusal to apply its Claude AI to autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. Anthropic was designated a supply chain risk and banned from U.S. government use after taking this ethical stand, while OpenAI is facing a 'Cancel ChatGPT' movement for its willingness to work with military applications. The piece frames this as an ethical crisis in AI development, questioning whether Sam Altman is 'the most evil man in tech' and highlighting the lack of 'virtuous participants' in the AI race.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledThere are no virtuous participants in the artificial intelligence race, but if there was, it might've been Anthropic.
Anthropic said in additional context: After Anthropic refused flat out to agree to apply Claude AI to autonomous weapons and mass surveillance of American citizens, OpenAI jumps right into bed with the United States Department of War.
There are no moral leaders in this space, sadly.
Anthropic was designated a supply chain risk this week, and summarily and forcibly banned from use in U.S. governmental agencies.
Is Sam Altman the most evil man in tech today?
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