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fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

Claude A.I. Versus the Pentagon

Claude was the first A.I. certified to operate on classified systems. Altman, perhaps wisely, thought such work was likely to be more trouble than it was worth. But Amodei wanted Claude to be helpful at the most sensitive level. The national-security agencies do not use Claude in the form of a consumer chatbot; Secretary of War Pete Hegseth does not open the Claude app to ask what's up with the whole Taiwan thing.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Anthropic, the AI company with a safety-first reputation, is changing a core guardrail | CBC News

Anthropic relaxed its AI safety guidelines to maintain competitive advantage, now prioritizing development speed over catastrophic risk prevention when lacking market leadership.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Nation
4 months ago

A Warning From the Past About the Dangers of AI

Early AI concepts framed computers as 'artificial brains' with potential cultural transformation, entwined with military development and Cold War strategic uses.
E-Commerce
from24/7 Wall St.
7 months ago

Joby's Twin Strategic Deals: Is the eVTOL Stock's Price Now Out of Reach?

Joby Aviation acquired Blade Air Mobility's passenger business for $125 million to enhance urban air mobility.
Science
fromMail Online
8 months ago

China creates cyborg BEES that could be used for secret spy missions

Chinese scientists have created cyborg bees by controlling their brains with tiny devices, enabling them to follow instructions in various missions.
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Science
fromArs Technica
8 months ago

China jumps ahead in the race to achieve a new kind of reuse in space

SJ-21 and SJ-25 satellites merged in geosynchronous orbit, marking a potential milestone in orbital refueling technology.
US news
fromMail Online
10 months ago

US takes steps to open mine that could build 1000 nuclear bombs

The reopening of the Velvet-Wood uranium mine aims to boost US nuclear energy and weapons production.
OMG science
fromMail Online
10 months ago

Nuclear batteries can power weapons of mass destruction for 50 years

BetaVolt's BV100 nuclear battery could pose risks to US national security due to its potential military applications.
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