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Tomorrow (Thursday) at 1pm PT/4pm ET, some signatories are pulling together a live conversation about the Pentagon’s ultimatum to @AnthropicAI . Join us! https://t.co/GwagZUrMWx

[William Fitzgerald @william_fitz]

If you are going to SXSW, join the @HardResetMedia & @ICEoutTech rock climbing and beer event on March 13:

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"We [sort of] have a hippocratic oath - we have obligations as engineers to avoid unnecessary harm. That's what on the line for @AnthropicAI and everyone who faces similar red lines in their work." - @petewarden

[ICEout.tech @ICEoutTech]

🧵 Today, we hosted a live convo on the Pentagon's ultimatum to @AnthropicAI. What we took away:

Employees stopped Project Maven, and saved Sam Altman's job. People at Salesforce, Google, Amazon and more are organizing to stop ICE and define how the tech we build can be used.

[ICEout.tech @ICEoutTech]

Tech people are coming together to stop ICE and ensure we a say in the tech we build.

Join colleagues from NVIDIA, Apple, Adobe, Oracle, PayPal, YouTube, Slack, Meta, Zoom, Stripe, Microsoft, Spotify, Figma, Uber (+ Anthropic and OAI!) and more.

Plug in https://t.co/U6w6YoxaFs

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Today's conversation made one thing clear: this isn't just @AnthropicAI's fight.

Thanks @haydenfield @johnofa @petewarden @n_schneidman @adamantiner @ARetVet @annelizdiemer @RebeccaBellan + everyone who joined.

@OpenAI @Microsoft @GoogleDeepMind: awaiting your stances. #ICEout

[John O'Farrell @johnofa]

Exactly. Plus:
- caving to threats sets a precedent and invites further demands.
- damages your credibility with customers and end-users.
Overall, succumbing to this kind of pressure is bad for business. Just look at the Big Law firms.

[Rebecca Bellan @RebeccaBellan]

Anthropic appears to be holding firm. They don't want the possibility of their tech used for mass surveillance and don't think Claude or any frontier AI systems are reliable enough for fully automated weapons.

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We're starting this in about 10 minutes. Join us.

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TODAY at 1pm PT / 4pm ET — we're going live to discuss the Pentagon's ultimatum to @AnthropicAI. What happens when the government threatens companies for sticking to their values? Join the conversation and please share. 🎙️ https://t.co/GwagZUrMWx

[ICEout.tech @ICEoutTech]

@AnthropicAI We'll be joined by some key figures in the industry including:
@johnofa
@haydenfield
@n_schneidman
@adamantiner
@petewarden @aretvet @william_fitz
and more! Help us figure out how Anthropic & all of us in the industry can respond

[ICEout.tech @ICEoutTech]

TODAY at 1pm PT / 4pm ET — we're going live to discuss the Pentagon's ultimatum to @AnthropicAI. What happens when the government threatens companies for sticking to their values? Join the conversation and please share. 🎙️ https://t.co/GwagZUrMWx

[ICEout.tech @ICEoutTech]

We'll be joined by some key figures in the industry & the media including @johnofa, @haydenfield, @n_schneidman, @adamantiner, etc. We don’t know of any time a tech company has been issued such a threat. Help us figure out how Anthropic, & all of us in the industry, can respond.

[ICEout.tech @ICEoutTech]

Tomorrow (Thursday) at 1pm PT/4pm ET, some signatories are pulling together a live conversation about the Pentagon’s ultimatum to @AnthropicAI . Join us! https://t.co/GwagZUrMWx

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@AnthropicAI What should companies do when faced with these sorts of threats?

Are folks @GoogleDeepMind, @OpenAI, etc ok doing this stuff?

What can employees do to help their companies live up to stated values?

[John O'Farrell @johnofa]

Flashback to almost a year ago.⁦ They’ve made a courageous start, but under pressure from an authoritarian bully, will ⁦@AnthropicAI⁩ ultimately be the Perkins Coie or the Paul Weiss of the AI labs? Stay strong ⁦@DarioAmodei⁩!

[Steven Adler @sjgadler]

I really wanted to write something lighter this week.

Then the Pentagon demanded that Anthropic agree to power the mass surveillance of Americans. Or else.

[Mckay Wrigley @mckaywrigley]

as a very, very proud american citizen i stand with dario amodei and appreciate his willingness to defend the civil liberties of other american citizens 🇺🇸