Is Claude Out of the War Business? w/ Amos Toh

Anthropic’s Claude was used in the military operation to kidnap president Maduro earlier this year. Why? Unclear. Was this legal? Absolutely not.

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Surprise, surprise: the DoD feels that they should able to use AI models however they want, as long as its lawful — but… was this lawful? They are now threatening to designate Anthropic as a supply chain risk. What does this all mean?

For this short, Alix was joined by Amos Toh, senior counsel at the Brennan Centre for Justice, to help us understand why the US defence department and an AI company are arguing about how best to us AI models for dehumanising and unjust military purposes.

Further reading & resources:

• Pentagon's use of Claude during Maduro raid sparks Anthropic feud — Axios, Feb 13
• Anthropic on shaky ground with Pentagon amid feud after Maduro raid — The Hill, Feb 19
• US used Anthropic's Claude during the Venezuela raid, WSJ reports — Reuters, Feb 16
• Pentagon Used Anthropic’s Claude in Maduro Venezuela Raid — WSJ, Feb 15
• Amos’s Bluesky thread sharing more thoughts on the story

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