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charcircuittoday at 12:44 AM7 repliesview on HN

What's the point of a supply chain risk distinction if you can't mark a company as a risk if they express that they will be a risk?


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genthreetoday at 1:41 AM

I recommend reading the law on which this action was based.

Dylan16807today at 1:06 AM

Is this question supposed to have anything to do with the situation at hand, where what they did was refuse to perform certain categories of service?

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0x3ftoday at 12:48 AM

Well, you could also say what's the point of laws when courts can interpret them however they like? There's never a neat answer in such multi-valent systems, is there?

nutjob2today at 1:43 AM

Google the "arbitrary and capricious" legal standard. And try to stick to the facts about Anthropic's actions.

verdvermtoday at 1:07 AM

The "mark" was capricious and vindictive. That's at the heart of why it was injuncted.

mexicocitinlueztoday at 12:48 AM

What's the point of the Constitution when the government can ignore it at their discretion?

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salawattoday at 1:13 AM

To act as a safety valve against foreign companies acting as proxies for an adversary. Not for use against an American company that won't let you retroactively violate already agreed to terms. Anthropic isn't jeopardizing the supply chain, they simply will not let the Government force them into providing services they otherwise wouldn't.