USA Used Claude AI Model to Capture Nicolás Maduro

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz⁩ to ⁨aboringdystopia@lemmy.world⁩

https://militarnyi.com/en/news/usa-claude-ai-model-nicolas-maduro-capture/

This incident sparked a sharp conflict between the developer and the US government. Anthropic’s rules officially prohibit the use of Claude to promote violence, develop weapons, or conduct surveillance.

Due to these ethical restrictions, the Trump administration is already considering canceling a $200 million contract with Anthropic. Defense Secretary Pete Hagseth previously stated that the department would not work with models that ‘prohibit warfare,’ hinting specifically at Claude’s strict security filters.

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Marlon_Fraggle@lemmy.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Prohibits using Claude to conduct surveillance or promote violence. Partners with Palantir. Seems Anthropic is of two minds about those prohibitions.

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- supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  They are a tiny little scrappy tech startup, give them a break while they find their feet.
  
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  - Marlon_Fraggle@lemmy.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    I guess.
    
    I’m not applying a moral valuation to companies working with the defense department. But saying you don’t want your AI to be used for this stuff while working with Palantir to bring your AI directly to DISA and the DOD seems like they don’t really mean it. Also the quote from the article below about intending Claude to be used for intelligence analysis from Anthropic’s head of sales and partnerships.
    
    businesswire.com/…/Anthropic-and-Palantir-Partner…
    
    “We’re proud to be at the forefront of bringing responsible AI solutions to U.S. classified environments, enhancing analytical capabilities and operational efficiencies in vital government operations. Access to Claude 3 and Claude 3.5 within Palantir AIP on AWS will equip U.S. defense and intelligence organizations with powerful AI tools that can rapidly process and analyze vast amounts of complex data. This will dramatically improve intelligence analysis and enable officials in their decision-making processes, streamline resource intensive tasks and boost operational efficiency across departments,” said Kate Earle Jensen, Head of Sales and Partnerships, Anthropic.
    
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  - Crankenstein@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    There is giving them a break and making excuses to justify blatant hypocrisy.
    
    They oppose violence and surveillance but then sell out to a fascist corporation that is actively creating a panopticon? Give me a fucking break.
    
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jacksilver@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
This seems like a lot of fluff to make anthropic/Claude sound impressive. They don’t state what it was used for, but I’d imagine it was just general purpose text processing.

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chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

just before the assault on the government quarter, all radars in the air defense units suddenly failed.

After American drones and helicopters appeared in the sky, the soldiers felt the effect of a powerful energy wave that effectively suppressed any possibility of resistance.

What is this, has it been previously used? Is the US military giving up info on its secret weapons for the sake of stupid vanity missions?

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