Anthropic Stands Their Ground, Ethics over Money #1859

Geek News Central Audio by Todd Cochrane

Mar 1, 202628:00Technology

In this episode, Ray tackles Anthropic’s standoff with the U.S. Department of War after CEO Daria Amodei refused to grant unrestricted model access, citing concerns over mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. Th...

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