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Re:Pentagon threatens to make Anthropic a pariah by looperhacks on Tuesday February 24, 2026 @04:41PM (#47143545)
The Pentagon is pretty high on my list of "institutions that are probably very interested in weapons and surveillance". I think it's more expected than a bad look
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Re:Pentagon threatens to make Anthropic a pariah by thewebguyd on Tuesday February 24, 2026 @04:47PM (#47143655)
The core difference being, they should be interested in weapons and surveillance to be used against enemies of the state which, historically, is not supposed to be the country's own citizens.

As in, I fully expect the pentagon to be interested in weapons. I do not expect, and would hope they don't pursue, mass surveillance against their own population.

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Re:Pentagon threatens to make Anthropic a pariah by sheikhnbake on Tuesday February 24, 2026 @04:56PM (#47143774)
You really should expect it. FVEY has been around for a hot minute.
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Re:Pentagon threatens to make Anthropic a pariah by factotvm on Tuesday February 24, 2026 @04:49PM (#47143685)
The important words are, American citizens. In times past, the thought of "waging war" against your own citizens would be a bad look.
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Re:Pentagon threatens to make Anthropic a pariah by mrits on Tuesday February 24, 2026 @04:51PM (#47143718)
When was that?
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Re:Pentagon threatens to make Anthropic a pariah by factotvm on Tuesday February 24, 2026 @04:55PM (#47143767)
It probably started with the Third Amendment to the Constitution, continued with the Posse Comitatus Act, and was alive and well last November under the leadership of Mark Kelly.
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