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AP report: Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use company's AI tech as it sees fit
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic's CEO a Friday deadline to open the company's artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use or risk losing its government contract, according to a person familiar with their meeting.
To Be Young Again
Starting in March, Discord will be rolling out 'teen-by-default' settings for its global user base. This setting restricts access to features like age-restricted servers and stage channels, while censoring anything that Discord deems sensitive. To unlock you…
Discord delays global rollout of age verification after backlash | TechCrunch
The company added that 90% of users won’t need to verify their age and will be able to keep using Discord as usual.
Hegseth Warns Anthropic To Let Military Use Its AI Tech As It Sees Fit: AP Source
Anthropic, maker of Claude, has been clear that it has ethical concerns over unchecked government use of AI.
Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth gives Anthropic Friday deadline to remove military AI restrictions or face potential blacklisting
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Anthropic boss Dario Amodei that he has until Friday evening to remove restrictions on how the US military can use its Claude AI chatbot – or potentially face major penalties.
Hegseth warns Anthropic to let U.S. military use company’s AI tech as it sees fit
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic's CEO a Friday deadline to open the company's artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use or risk losing its government contract, according to a person familiar with their meeting Tuesday…
Hegseth Reportedly Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in Demand to Drop Mass Surveillance AI Safeguards
Anthropic refuses to “allow its model to be used for the mass surveillance of Americans or the development of weapons that fire without human involvement.” The post Hegseth Reportedly Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in Demand to Drop Mass Surveillance AI Safeguards…
South Florida by the numbers: Tracking the “pull” of Magic City
“South Florida by the numbers” is a web feature that catalogues the most notable, quirky and surprising real estate statistics. Last month, we examined how a proposed tax initiative helped drive high-profile California billionaires from the Golden State to M…
Discord concede they mucked up their age verification system rollout, delays it, will still make some of you do it
Earlier this month, Discord said that they'd be rolling out a global age verification system to which everyone and their mother responded by saying "thank you," except they didn't say thank. A little bit later on, they also shared word of an experiment being …
Tech Companies Shouldn’t Be Bullied Into Doing Surveillance
The Secretary of Defense has given an ultimatum to the artificial intelligence company Anthropic in an attempt to bully them into making their technology available to the U.S. military without any restrictions for their use. Anthropic should stick by their pr…
Anthropic digs in heels in dispute with Pentagon
No ⁠intention of easing usage restrictions for military purposes.
Anthropic digs in heels in dispute with Pentagon
No ⁠intention of easing usage restrictions for military purposes.
Anthropic digs in heels in dispute with Pentagon
No ⁠intention of easing usage restrictions for military purposes.
Anthropic digs in heels in dispute with Pentagon
No ⁠intention of easing usage restrictions for military purposes.
Anthropic digs in heels in dispute with Pentagon, source says
AI firm Anthropic faces pressure from the Pentagon. The company refuses to remove safeguards for military use. The Pentagon has issued an ultimatum. Anthropic must comply or face drastic actions. This dispute could impact future AI use in defense. Talks conti…
Pete Hegseth sets deadline for Anthropic to open AI for unrestricted military use
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth pressures Anthropic to remove AI limits for military use, risking its Pentagon contract amid ethics concerns.
OpenAI hires former Roblox executive as chief people officer
OpenAI said Tuesday it has appointed Arvind KC as chief people officer, tapping the former Roblox Corp. executive to oversee hiring, orientation and employee development as the ChatGPT maker continues to expand.
Discord pushes back global age verification rollout amid criticism
Discord is postponing its controversial age verification policy after users of the popular platform for gamers to communicate online expressed strong objections and privacy concerns