… When Bessent and Wiles met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in April, it signaled that not only were they taking the threat seriously, they were now overriding Anthropic’s enemies in the Pentagon, who had, months prior, convinced Trump that Anthropic was “woke” and should be banned for government us… …
… Does Bambu have a point about security? …
… Lauren Feiner Feb 8 Richard Lawler Feb 3 Homeland Security’s chilling response to criticism: subpoenaing your Gmail. …
… Microsoft is threatening legal action for disclosing exploits. Microsoft is feuding with a security researcher publicly posting vulnerabilities. …
… And the reason why that’s so important in a functioning legal system, it’s actually the key to a legal system, is that similar cases get treated similarly. …
… In 2024, the Biden administration published a memorandum on AI and national security, setting up rules for how AI can be used in certain national security scenarios — and for now, even under Trump, that policy is in force. …
… Anthropic, like other leading AI labs, was under immense pressure to lessen the strain on its systems and start turning a profit. …
… You can just see this company is feeling the pressure, and it is responding to that pressure in some way. …
… If this is legal, why doesn’t everyone do it?” Exhibit No. …
… But I think the national security stakes are quite real even there. …