Trump rejected calls for new AI guardrails, arguing regulation would hurt U.S. innovation and that AI only needs "a strong and smart president." The comments came after Altman, Elon Musk and Anthropic's Dario Amodei called for slowing frontier AI development over safety concerns. - MS NOW
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AI Misuse in Yemen Missile Project
Anthropic uncovered a northern Yemen-based group using its Claude AI for missile and rocket development, including guidance and navigation software. The group worked on a ballistic missile with a claimed 2,000+ km range and conducted a live rocket test. No operational weapon was produced.
Chinese Military Utilizes U.S. AI Models
Two Chinese military-linked entities used U.S. AI models to build their own systems, Reuters reports.
North University of China, which has close ties to the country's weapons industry, used Anthropic's Claude 3 Haiku to generate synthetic ...
Two Chinese military-linked entities used U.S. AI models to build their own systems, Reuters reports.
North University of China, which has close ties to the country's weapons industry, used Anthropic's Claude 3 Haiku to generate synthetic training data for a social media monitoring and content moderation model.
PLA Unit 96941, a military intelligence and cyber-warfare unit based in Beijing, used OpenAI's GPT-3.5 to summarize sensitive military source code, then trained a domestic model on those summaries to run entirely within Chinese military networks.
Amodei on AI for Intelligence
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei:
I think if AI is used in an appropriate way, not even warfare, but think of intelligence collection
Let's say we're able to predict an invasion of Taiwan or a new movement in Ukraine.
Our adversaries will think twice about conducting some kind of invasion or military operation if we know everything that they're doing.
- Bloomberg
OpenAI Considers Token Price Cuts
According to WSJ, OpenAI is weighing major price cuts to its token rates in anticipation of similar moves from Anthropic.
This would be the start of a more "pro consumer" market in the AI space, as new models that require more compute are being released.
Time will tell.
Anthropic Calls for Global AI Pause
Anthropic is calling for a global pause on development of the most powerful AI systems, saying current models are beginning to show signs of escaping human control.
Company Racks Up $500M Anthropic Bill
A single company accidentally ran up a $500 million bill in one month on Anthropic's AI tools after failing to set usage limits on employee Claude licenses, an AI consultant told Axios.
Anthropic Co-Founder Warns of AI Job Loss
Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah: AI may displace workers on a "very large" scale. Aid for those affected would be a "moral imperative."
Anthropic Valued Over $900B in Offers
The WSJ reports that Anthropic has received investment offers in recent months valuing the company at more than $900 billion.
Trump Comments on Anthropic Meeting
Trump on Anthropic: "They came to the White House a few days ago, and we had some very good talks with them, and I think they're shaping up. They're very smart... I think we'll get along with them just fine."
Trump Comments on Anthropic Military
Trump, on Anthropic: Can't tell the military how to operate.
Anthropic Restricts AI Model Mythos
Anthropic is restricting deployment of a new AI model called Mythos over its powerful cybersecurity capabilities. The company says it plans to publicly detail the risks the model poses to companies and governments.
Trump Denies Knowledge of Anthropic
Reporter: Did Anthropic have a meeting at the White House?
Donald Trump: Who?
Reporter: Anthropic.
Donald Trump: I have no idea.
US Officials Brief Banks on AI Cyber Risk
Bloomberg: U.S. officials, including Scott Bessent and Jerome Powell, quietly briefed top Wall Street CEOs over concerns an Anthropic AI model (“Mythos”) could heighten cyberattack risks by identifying system vulnerabilities.
Regulators are pushing banks to strengthen defenses, while access to the model remains restricted to a small group as safeguards are developed.
Judge Blocks Pentagon Anthropic Risk Label
A judge has temporarily blocked the Pentagon from declaring Anthropic a national security risk, Business Insider reports.