ai policy

"Sam Altman takes subtle swipes at Anthropic, saying "government is supposed to be more powerful than private companies""

"This declaration... emphasizes the importance of human values and agency as artificial intelligence becomes more powerful."

"In his recent letter to employees, Anthropic CEO claimed that the Department of Defense wanted them to delete a specific phrase preventing the exact type of mass surveillance Anthropic was concerned about."

"An OpenAI spokesperson says Sam Altman misspoke in saying OpenAI was looking to deploy on NATO classified networks, and that it was for "unclassified networks""

"Lockheed Martin to follow US federal ban on Anthropic, as government contracting attorneys say defense contractors are expected to comply with the DOD's order"

"According to reporting from Axios, the following lines were added: “Consistent with applicable laws, including the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, National Security Act of 1947, FISA Act of 1978, the AI system shall not be intentionally used for domestic surveillance of U.S. persons and nationals.”"

"There is more open debate than I thought there would be, about whether we should prefer a democratically elected government or unelected private companies to have more power."

""eSafety will use the full range of our powers where there is non-compliance," a representative for the commissioner said in a statement to the publication."

"There are some moral lines AI powerhouse Anthropic won't cross."

"what do you guys think about nationalized AI?"

"This is not just an individual company issue, but it highlights structural challenges such as how AI companies should build relationships with the government and to what extent ethics and safety should be prioritized."

"The Department of War (DoW) is scrutinizing Anthropic."

"We very much hope to continue serving the Department of Defense and warfighters, but must maintain the two safeguards we've outlined. If the DoD chooses to discontinue using Anthropic, we will cooperate on a smooth transition to other providers, avoiding disruption to the military's existing plans, operations, and other critical missions."

"Wouldn‘t it be a great opportunity to offer Anthropic a „safe haven“ from US government bullying? Let‘s try to move them over to Europe."

"The US President, on February 27th, formally signed a directive, requiring all federal government agencies to immediately and comprehensively cease using AI technology developed by the AI company Anthropic (including its core model Claude), with a six-month transition period."

"OpenAI has not revealed the name of the employee or the specifics of their trades."

"Not sure people realize how important Anthropic’s refusal is here."

"Good on Anthropic for declining the Pentagon deal"

"Our AI policy has been updated to explicitly forbid generative AI"

"OpenAI will now notify authorities if it detects “imminent and credible” threats in ChatGPT conversations, even if the user doesn’t reveal “a target, means, and timing of planned violence.”"

"OpenAI is releasing "Five Proposals for AI Companies" for politicians to formulate safety standards for teenagers using AI."

"Janne Teller recently asked this question at a debate and it seems like quite a strong argument."

"“We传达的信息非常明确，we 期望对方会实施整改，if they do not take action quickly, the government will step in to force change.”"

""We didn't really feel, with the rapid advance of AI, that it made sense for us to make unilateral commitments ... if competitors are blazing ahead,""

"Anthropic overhauls its Responsible Scaling Policy, including scrapping a promise to not release AI models if Anthropic can't guarantee proper risk mitigations"

"This matters to progressive communicators because engaging with AI's societal impacts could provide opportunities to shape policy and protect civil liberties, ensuring that technological advancements do not exacerbate existing inequalities."

"measurement lets us make some property of a system visible and more accessible to others, and by doing this we can figure out how to wire that measurement into governance."

"The UN General Assembly approved the appointment of a 40 member Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence, despite a no vote from the United States and abstention from Ukraine."