The policy document is here in full: www.anthropic.com/research/202...
Jillian C. York
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The absolute absurdity of Anthropic putting out a policy document about stopping authoritarian AI while taking money from Abu Dhabi. "We believe that responsibility should rest with democratically elected governments, not authoritarian regimes" is an actual quote from that doc…
- MGX, controlled by Abu Dhabi's royal family, participated in both Anthropic's $30 billion February and $65 billion May 2026 funding rounds.
- Anthropic's May 2026 policy paper warned it is 'essential' for US allies to stay ahead of 'authoritarian governments like the Chinese Communist Party.'
- CEO Dario Amodei privately called the contradiction a 'Comms Headache' from 'very stupid' critics, per a 2025 memo obtained by Wired.
I just learned about this today and I'm horrified. theconversation.com/why-a-us-cou...
I don't normally watch committee hearings, but @mguariglia.bsky.social is currently giving testimony to the Committee on Homeland Security about AI and cybersecurity so here we are homeland.house.gov/hearing/the-...
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I was taking some notes on some international human rights frameworks in a Google doc and accidentally clicked on a Gemini suggestion. No, I do not need AI to re-write the ICCPR, thank you very much.
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