Axios: Claude used in Iran strikes

Claude used in Iran strikes
 
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The U.S. used Anthropic’s Claude to support Operation Epic Fury against Iran yesterday, sources familiar with the Pentagon’s operations tell Axios.

Why it matters: The military’s use of Claude to capture Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in January ignited the showdown between Anthropic and the Pentagon. Late Friday, the Pentagon said Anthropic will be designated a supply-chain risk. Anthropic vowed to fight in court.

Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth said: “Anthropic will continue to provide the Department of War its services for a period of no more than six months to allow for a seamless transition.”Four and a half hours after the Pentagon vowed to banish Anthropic, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced an agreement for military use of his models.”We think our agreement has more guardrails than any previous agreement for classified AI deployments, including Anthropic’s,” an OpenAI statement said yesterday.

The backstory: OpenAI’s new Pentagon deal doesn’t explicitly prohibit collecting Americans’ publicly available information — a sticking point that rival Anthropic says is crucial for ensuring domestic mass surveillance doesn’t take place, Axios’ Maria Curi reports.

The Pentagon says mass surveillance is already illegal. Altman was asked thousands of questions about his Pentagon contract during an “ask me anything” on X last night, including whether he was worried there would be a dispute later on with the Pentagon over what’s legal or not.

Altman, who has 4.4 million X followers, replied: “Yes, I am. If we have to take on that fight we will, but it clearly exposes us to some risk.”Share this story.Jo Ling Kent interviews Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei late Friday. Photo: CBS News

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says today on “CBS News Sunday Morning”: “We are still interested in working with [the Defense Department] as long as it is in line with our red lines.

The Pentagon still sees Anthropic’s Claude as superior to other models.Amodei told CBS News’ Jo Ling Kent late Friday: “If we can get to the point with the department where we can see things the same way, then perhaps there could be an agreement. … For our part and for the sake of U.S. national security, we continue to want to make this work.”

Amodei said Anthropic has sought to deploy its AI models for military use because “we are patriotic Americans” and “we believe in this country.

Emil Michael, the Pentagon’s chief technology officer, told CBS News on Thursday: “At some level, you have to trust your military to do the right thing.”Watch the Amodei video.
    
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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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