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The Pentagon strongarmed AI firms before Iran strikes – in dark news for the future of ‘ethical AI’

By Bianca Baggiarini, Lecturer, International Relations, Deakin University

In the leadup to the weekend’s US and Israeli attacks on Iran, the US Department of Defense was locked in tense negotiations with artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic over exactly how the Pentagon could use the firm’s technology.

Anthropic wanted guarantees its Claude systems would not be used for purposes such as domestic surveillance in the US and operating autonomous…

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