Anthropic CEO calls OpenAI's messaging around military deal 'straight up lies'
6 hours ago
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- #AI Ethics
- #Military Contracts
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei criticizes OpenAI's deal with the Department of Defense (DoD), calling it 'safety theater.'
- Anthropic refused a DoD deal due to concerns over potential misuse of AI for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.
- OpenAI secured a DoD contract, claiming it includes safeguards against unethical uses, which Amodei dismisses as 'straight up lies.'
- Public backlash against OpenAI's DoD deal led to a 295% increase in ChatGPT uninstalls.
- Amodei expresses concern over OpenAI's messaging influencing its own employees despite public skepticism.