The Pentagon Threatens Anthropic

<header class="mb-8 space-y-4 border-b border-gray-300 pb-8"> </header> <div id="post-content" class="prose max-w-none"> <div> <p>Here's my understanding of <a href= "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrq1vwe73po">the situation</a>:</p> <p>Anthropic signed a contract with the Pentagon last summer. It originally said the Pentagon had to follow Anthropic's Usage Policy like everyone else. In January, the Pentagon attempted to renegotiate, asking to ditch the Usage Policy and instead have Anthropic's AIs available for "all lawful purposes"^{<a id= "footnote-anchor-1-189131485" href= "https://readscottalexander.com/posts/acx-the-pentagon-threatens-anthropic#footnote-1-189131485">1</a>}. Anthropic demurred, asking for a guarantee that their AIs would …