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   Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 28-Feb-2026 11:38:31 JST Nonilex

   #Anthropic is rejecting the Pentagon’s latest offer to change their contract, saying the changes do not satisfy the company’s concerns that #AI could be used for mass #surveillance or in fully #AutonomousWeapons.

   The #Pentagon & Anthropic are at odds over restrictions the company places on the use of #Claude, the first #AI system to be used in the #military #classified network.

   #Trump #Hegseth #law #privacy #InfoSec #ContractLaw
   https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/tech/anthropic-rejects-pentagon-offer?cid=ios_app

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 28-Feb-2026 14:21:32 JST Nonilex

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     So much for holding back. GMAFB.

     #Pentagon declares #Anthropic a threat to #NationalSecurity
     
#Defense Secretary Pete #Hegseth declared Anthropic a “#SupplyChainRisk,” blocking all federal agencies & contractors from doing business with the company.

     #Trump #RevengePolitics #law #AI #tech #surveillance #AutonomousWeapons #privacy #security #InfoSec #military
     https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/27/trump-anthropic-claude-drop/

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 28-Feb-2026 14:21:34 JST Nonilex

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     #Anthropic had sought guarantees that its #AI would not be used for fully #AutonomousWeapons or for mass #domestic #surveillance - applications in which the #Pentagon claimed it had no interest [wink wink nudge nudge].

     #law #privacy #security #InfoSec #Trump #fascism

     Steve's Place repeated this.
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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 28-Feb-2026 14:21:35 JST Nonilex

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     The setback comes as #AI leader #Anthropic raced to sell novel #technology to #business & #government, particularly for #NationalSecurity, ahead of its widely expected #IPO.

     At the same time, the battle over #tech #guardrails had raised concerns that the #DoD would follow #US #law [certainly not this one] but little other constraint when deploying AI for national-security missions, regardless of #safety or #ethics service terms embraced by the technology's developers.

     #Trump #surveillance

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 28-Feb-2026 14:21:36 JST Nonilex

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     Trump's decision stopped short of #threats issued by #Hegseth & the #Pentagon, including that it could invoke the Defense Production Act to require Anthropic's compliance. The Pentagon had also said it considered designating #Anthropic a #SupplyChain risk, a step previously only used against businesses tied to foreign adversaries.

     But #Trump vowed further action if Anthropic did not cooperate with the phaseout.

     #law #AI #surveillance #AutonomousWeapons #privacy #security #InfoSec

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 28-Feb-2026 14:21:37 JST Nonilex

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     Just like all #rapists, #Trump really doesn’t like being told no.

     Trump says he is directing federal agencies to cease use of #Anthropic #technology in a petty whiny social media post.

     #law #AI #surveillance #AutonomousWeapons #privacy #security #InfoSec
     https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-is-directing-federal-agencies-cease-use-anthropic-technology-2026-02-27/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 28-Feb-2026 14:21:38 JST Nonilex

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     Amodei said #Anthropic understands that the #Pentagon, “not private companies, makes #military decisions.” But “in a narrow set of cases, we believe #AI can undermine, rather than defend, democratic values.” In the case of mass #surveillance & #AutonomousWeapons are “outside the bounds of what today’s technology can safely & reliably do.”

     #Trump #Hegseth #law #privacy #InfoSec #ContractLaw #democracy

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 28-Feb-2026 14:21:39 JST Nonilex

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     #Anthropic said in a statement that the #Pentagon’s new language was framed as a compromise but “was paired with legalese that would allow those safeguards to be disregarded at will.” [shocker]

     In a lengthy blog post Thursday, Amodei wrote: “I believe deeply in the existential importance of using #AI to defend the #UnitedStates & other democracies, & to defeat our autocratic adversaries.”

     #Trump #Hegseth #law #privacy #InfoSec #ContractLaw #military #surveillance #democracy

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 28-Feb-2026 14:21:40 JST Nonilex

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     #Defense Secretary #PeteHegseth told #Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Tuesday that if Anthropic does not allow its #AI model to be used “for all lawful purposes” [as if that’s what they plan to use it for], the #Pentagon would cancel Anthropic’s $200 million contract. In addition to the #contract cancellation, Anthropic would be deemed a “supply chain risk,” a classification normally reserved for companies connected to foreign adversaries, #Hegseth said.

     #Trump #law #privacy #InfoSec #ContractLaw