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DavidPiperyesterday at 11:29 PM1 replyview on HN

> Our position has never wavered and will never waver: the Department of War must have full, unrestricted access to Anthropic’s models for every LAWFUL purpose in defense of the Republic.

Kesha tried to hug Jerry Seinfeld vibes.

> Anthropic delivered a master class in arrogance and betrayal as well as a textbook case of how not to do business with the United States Government or the Pentagon.

Strange way of saying "this vendor doesn't meet our software requirements".

> they have attempted to strong-arm the United States military into submission

Err... You approached them?

> a cowardly act of corporate virtue-signaling that places Silicon Valley ideology above American lives.

It's an orthogonal point, but "Silicon Valley ideology" has made up a significant portion of the USA's GDP for the last however many years.

> Their true objective is unmistakable: to seize veto power over the operational decisions of the United States military. That is unacceptable.

Again... You approached them?

> I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a Supply-Chain Risk to National Security.

Like most companies in the world I imagine. They just haven't been approached yet.

> to allow for a seamless transition to a better and more patriotic service.

Internally re-framing all the recent "EU moving away from American tech!" articles as "EU builds more patriotic services!"

> This decision is final.

Nothing says "final" like a Tweet. The most uncontroversial and binding mechanism of all communication.


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ProllyInfamoustoday at 3:41 AM

>>LAWFUL

This word effectively means NOTHING, anymore.

Doublespeak this motherfucking wrongthink.