Scott A​aronson​ on the Pentagon/Anthropic situation

[John Clark]

Quantum computer expert Scott Aaronson has some interesting things to say about the Pentagon/Anthropic situation, here is a bit of it: 

"They [the pentagon] said: because Anthropic dared to stand up to us, we’re going to designate them a Supply Chain Risk—a designation that was previously reserved for foreign nation-state adversaries, and that, incredibly, hasn’t been applied to DeepSeek or other Chinese AI companies that arguably do present such risks. So basically, they threatened to destroy Anthropic, by making it horrendously complicated for any companies that do business with the government—i.e., just about all companies—also to do business with Anthropic. [...]  This goes against the free-market principles that our whole economy is built on, and the freedom of speech and conscience that our whole civilization is built on. [...] The fact that I’m obviously on Anthropic’s side of this particular dispute doesn’t mean that I’ll always be on Anthropic’s side. Here as elsewhere, it’s crucial not to outsource your conscience to anyone."

The Pentagon/Anthropic situation

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