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Feb. 28th, 2026 10:25 amThe real alignment problem:
Trump and his administration are threatening to either kill or confiscate the best US AI model because Amodei adheres to some basic human norms.
Compared to that the war with Iran is small potatoes.
The federal government will stop working with Anthropic and designate the artificial intelligence company a supply-chain risk, a dramatic escalation of the government’s clash with the company over how its technology can be used by the Pentagon.
The company’s red lines had been domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, areas the Pentagon said Anthropic didn’t need to worry about because the military would never break the law with AI. Defense Department officials said Anthropic needed to fully trust the Pentagon to use the technology responsibly and relinquish control.
“We cannot in good conscience accede to their request,” Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei said on Thursday.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/trump-will-end-government-use-of-anthropics-ai-models-ff3550d9
Trump and his administration are threatening to either kill or confiscate the best US AI model because Amodei adheres to some basic human norms.
Compared to that the war with Iran is small potatoes.
