alt Hacker NewsThis is going to be a controversial take but I don't agree with Anthropic on this one. My gut instinct says that the Pentagon should back down, but my gut is wrong because of political bias. I can't claim to be serious about AI governance if Anthropic is able to sidestep the interests of the Pentagon, whoever might be in charge. Anthropic is not stronger than the US government, and it would set a dangerous precedent if they don't comply.
At the end of the rabbit hole, it's all about enforcement, regardless of the contract. Who's going to enforce Anthropic's terms and conditions if they betray the Pentagon?
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It's not about following whoever is in charge, it's about making the moral choice.
In America, the military isn't supposed to be in charge. They fought a revolution about it.
Our government notably derives its power from the rights we delegate to said government. We have not given our government the right to just tear up contracts willy-nilly.
Wait, so you believe everyone in America is a slave to the US government? We had very different civics classes!