"All Lawful Use": Much More Than You Wanted To Know

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Anthropic refused DoW surveillance and weapons use, so OpenAI stepped in, but the deal's "all lawful use" clause leaves dangerous loopholes.

Our agreement with the Department of War
OpenAI announces a contract with the Pentagon for classified AI deployments, emphasizing cloud-only deployment, retained safety guardrails, and explicit prohibitions against domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons.
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Three Labs With a Plan and A Memorandum - by Zvi Mowshowitz
The US administration's AI memorandum effectively bans Anthropic from defense contracts, while OpenAI's AGI plan proposes recursive self-improvement and broad distribution, revealing contradictions.
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Clawed - by Dean W. Ball - Hyperdimensional
The US government's threat to designate AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk for contractual restrictions on military AI use represents an assault on private property and republican norms, signaling the American republic's death rattle.
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Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta's $2B Lobbying for Age Verification Tech
A Reddit researcher uncovered that Meta funneled $2 billion through nonprofits to lobby for age verification laws that would force Apple and Google to build OS-level age verification while exempting Meta's own platforms.
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EU calls VPNs “a loophole that needs closing” in age verification push
EU research arm warns VPNs are a loophole enabling minors to bypass age-verification laws, with some policymakers calling for age checks on VPN access.
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