Feb 26 (Reuters) -

• ANTHROPIC: STATEMENT FROM DARIO AMODEI ON OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR

• ANTHROPIC - NEVER RAISED OBJECTIONS TO PARTICULAR MILITARY OPERATIONS NOR ATTEMPTED TO LIMIT USE OF OUR TECHNOLOGY IN AN AD HOC MANNER.

• ANTHROPIC CEO: TWO SUCH USE CASES HAVE NEVER BEEN INCLUDED IN OUR CONTRACTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR, AND WE BELIEVE THEY SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED NOW

• ANTHROPIC: WE CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE ACCEDE TO DEPARTMENT OF WAR REQUEST

• ANTHROPIC CEO: REMAIN READY TO CONTINUE OUR WORK TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES.

• ANTHROPIC: OUR STRONG PREFERENCE IS TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE DEPARTMENT AND OUR WARFIGHTERS—WITH OUR TWO REQUESTED SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE

• ANTHROPIC: SHOULD THE DEPARTMENT CHOOSE TO OFFBOARD ANTHROPIC, WE WILL WORK TO ENABLE A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO ANOTHER PROVIDER

• ANTHROPIC: DEPARTMENT OF WAR HAS STATED THEY WILL ONLY CONTRACT WITH AI COMPANIES WHO ACCEDE TO “ANY LAWFUL USE” AND REMOVE SAFEGUARDS

• ANTHROPIC: OUR MODELS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE EXPANSIVE TERMS WE HAVE PROPOSED FOR AS LONG AS REQUIRED

• ANTHROPIC: DEPARTMENT OF WAR THREATENED TO REMOVE US FROM THEIR SYSTEMS IF WE MAINTAIN SAFEGUARDS; ALSO THREATENED TO DESIGNATE US “SUPPLY CHAIN RISK"

• ANTHROPIC CEO: "WE WILL NOT KNOWINGLY PROVIDE A PRODUCT THAT PUTS AMERICA’S WARFIGHTERS AND CIVILIANS AT RISK"

• ANTHROPIC: WE HAVE OFFERED TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE THE RELIABILITY OF THESE SYSTEMS, BUT THEY HAVE NOT ACCEPTED THIS OFFER

• ANTHROPIC: THEY HAVE THREATENED TO INVOKE THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT TO FORCE THE SAFEGUARDS’ REMOVAL

Source text: https://tinyurl.com/wyf5e7sp

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