Reading up on Department of War

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.

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

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.