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The Pentagon drew *** very sharp line with Anthropic, demanding that they bend their ethical policies when using their AI tech or risk damaging their business. In *** statement, Anthropic’s CEO says the company cannot in good conscience give in to the Pentagon’s demands on two fronts one on using its AI for mass surveillance in the US, potentially on American citizens. And 2, using that same tech for so-called fully autonomous weapons, taking humans out of the loop entirely when selecting and engaging with targets. But Assistant Secretary of War Sean Parnell said the department has no interest in using AI for mass surveillance or to develop those kinds of weapons. He says the Pentagon is asking to use anthropic tech solely for all lawful purposes. Not doing so, he said, would jeopardize quote critical military operations and potentially put our warfighters at risk. The Department of War wants to be able to contract and not have anthropic as somebody else who’s *** potential arbiter in those tough questions. Experts say rather than simply cancel the contract over the disagreement, the administration went further, imposing Friday’s deadline and threatening to use *** national. Security law to seize the tech and add anthropic to *** list deeming it *** supply chain risk. The Pentagon doesn’t have to buy products that don’t meet its needs, but simultaneously it shouldn’t force *** company to deliver *** product the company doesn’t want to make. We reached out to the Pentagon asking them to clarify what they mean by any lawful purposes and have yet to hear back. Reporting in Washington, I’m Amy Liu.
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The White House on Friday released its framework for how it wishes Congress will address the issue of artificial intelligence.The legislative blueprint, released on its website, outlines a half-dozen guiding principles for lawmakers to keep in mind when developing policies governing artificial intelligence. Those areas include: protecting children and empowering parents; safeguarding and strengthening American communities; respecting intellectual property rights, preventing censorship and protecting free speech, enabling innovation and ensuring American AI dominance, and educating Americans and developing an AI-ready workforce.“The Trump Administration is committed to winning the AI race to usher in a new era of human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security for the American people,” the White House said in announcing its framework. “Achieving these goals requires a commonsense national policy framework that both enables American industry to innovate and thrive and ensures that all Americans benefit from this technological revolution.”The White House said “strong federal leadership” is needed to make sure the public can trust how artificial intelligence is being used in their lives.Members of Congress from both parties, as well as civil liberties and consumer rights groups, have pushed for more regulations on AI, saying there is not enough oversight for the powerful technology. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in December to block states from crafting their own regulations, arguing that a patchwork of rules would hurt growth in the sector.
The White House on Friday released its framework for how it wishes Congress will address the issue of artificial intelligence.
The legislative blueprint, released on its website, outlines a half-dozen guiding principles for lawmakers to keep in mind when developing policies governing artificial intelligence. Those areas include: protecting children and empowering parents; safeguarding and strengthening American communities; respecting intellectual property rights, preventing censorship and protecting free speech, enabling innovation and ensuring American AI dominance, and educating Americans and developing an AI-ready workforce.
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“The Trump Administration is committed to winning the AI race to usher in a new era of human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security for the American people,” the White House said in announcing its framework. “Achieving these goals requires a commonsense national policy framework that both enables American industry to innovate and thrive and ensures that all Americans benefit from this technological revolution.”
The White House said “strong federal leadership” is needed to make sure the public can trust how artificial intelligence is being used in their lives.
Members of Congress from both parties, as well as civil liberties and consumer rights groups, have pushed for more regulations on AI, saying there is not enough oversight for the powerful technology. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in December to block states from crafting their own regulations, arguing that a patchwork of rules would hurt growth in the sector.
