How Authoritarian Governments Twist AI Safety to Coerce Tech Companies to Comply

How authoritarian governments twist AI safety to coerce tech companies to comply

The trap of having to strip away guardrails isn’t an accident of competition; it’s being maintained by the government through incentives.

Anthropic Says We Must Stop Authoritarian AI. But What About Its Authoritarian Investors?

Anthropic’s high-profile spat with the Pentagon gave it a killer marketing advantage, burnishing its public image as a principled AI company that puts values over profits — unlike more mercenary rivals such as OpenAI or Google. But Anthropic’s double standard on authoritarianism suggests the nearly trillion-dollar firm is as calculating and ethically flexible as any of its competitors. In a recently published policy paper arguing a full-throated…

Anthropic’s Authoritarian Dilemma: Balancing AI Ethics with Emirati Investment

Anthropic wants to keep AI away from repressive regimes. But what about its part-owner, the repressive dictatorship of Abu Dhabi? The post Anthropic Says We Must Stop Authoritarian AI. But What About Its Authoritarian Investors? appeared first on The Intercept. Source