"Burying bad news" is a term for when the government releases unfavorable information at a time when the public is least likely to be paying attention. The two most opportune times to bury bad news are:
- On a Friday afternoon/evening
- During a major competing news event
The US Department of War had complete control of when to time their beat-down of Anthropic. And when did they choose to do it?
- At 5:01pm on a Friday afternoon
- On the eve of their spectacular bombing of Iran
We believe that fully-autonomous lethal weapons systems (aka slaughterbots) are a horrible idea. They open up a fast path to AI apocalypse or AI dystopia, no Superintelligence needed. And the American people agree with us! Why else would the Department of War doubly bury the bad news?
We can't let them bury the bad news. Yesterday, I messaged my Representative and Senators (message below). So did my wife. So did my mom. And so did my brother-in-law. All 3 of them normies when it comes to AI safety! If you are an American, now is an excellent time to tell your elected representatives how you feel, plus encourage your friends and family to as well:
https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member
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Subject: No Terminator bots, and no illegal retaliation
Dear Representative Clark,
The Department of War recently revealed their intention to build Terminator bots and/or spy on Americans. The company Anthropic refused to cooperate with these illegal acts, and now the Department of War is retaliating against Anthropic in illegal and unprecedented ways (no American company has ever been labeled a supply chain risk). Please do whatever you can in Congress to hold the Department of War to the law.