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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - The Big Problem with Anthropic’s ‘AI Safety’ Brand

The company’s current battle with the Pentagon distracts from the military use of its flagship model. The post The Big Problem with Anthropic’s ‘AI Safety’ Brand appeared first on The American Conservative .

Politics The Big Problem with Anthropic’s ‘AI Safety’ Brand The company’s current battle with the Pentagon distracts from the military use of its flagship model. The San Francisco–based AI company Anthropic has garnered national attention after a high-profile public dispute with the Pentagon over AI safety standards and the potential use of its technology for mass domestic surveillance. Its defiance of demands from the Trump administration—which last month led to a ban on federal government contracting with the company that is now the basis of an Anthropic lawsuit against the administration—prompted Silicon Valley elites to rally behind Anthropic and its CEO, Dario Amodei. The episode has rallied Silicon Valley behind the…Open

NYTIMES (Mark Landler and Ana Castelain) - Marseille’s Tight Mayoral Race Is a Bellwether for France’s Future

Voters across France choose mayors this week. The far right is performing strongly in the country’s second city, making the contest there a test of national shifts.

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Spencer Neale) - The Talarico Two-Step

Could a young Texas Democrat threaten the GOP’s grip on the Senate? The post The Talarico Two-Step  appeared first on The American Conservative .

Politics The Talarico Two-Step  Could a young Texas Democrat threaten the GOP’s grip on the Senate? There are good reasons to believe Texas will, as it almost always does, send a Republican to the United States Senate this November.  Never mind the electoral ramifications of an explosive, expensive, and completely unnecessary war with Iran. Never mind the price of gas at the pump, rising as a blockade strangles the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. bombers torch Iran’s oil fields. Never mind the heated, problematic Republican Senate primary that is headed to a costly and performative runoff unless President Donald Trump can convince one of two bullheaded men to drop out and save everyone a whole lot of time and resources. At the end of the…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Peter Tonguette) - Never for War

My veteran father taught me not to get swept away by military fervor. The post Never for War appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs Never for War My veteran father taught me not to get swept away by military fervor. I was about two months shy of my eighth birthday when the Gulf War began in January 1991, but my memory of it, and of my father’s stern admonition against war-making in general and that war in particular, left me with enough antiwar spirit to last a lifetime. As improbable as it may sound, given how young I was, I still remember the eruption of the war on the television in my family’s living room. The personages on our side were rather memorable: Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, TV reporters Peter Arnett and Arthur Kent, singer Whitney Houston, who performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the near-concurrent Super Bowl.  I remember, too, my…Open