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What do subpoenas have to do with anything? Where is all the weird misinformation in these comments coming from?

• blhack 8mo ago
  Because mass surveillance has been happening by every tech company under every president since George W. Bush, and despite everybody trying to stop it they haven’t been able to. OpenAI has already said that they’ll give up whatever info the government wants if they’re issued a subpoena; they don’t have a choice.
  • kalkin 8mo ago
    A subpoena isn't mass surveillance.
    • blhack 8mo ago
      Well I certainly feel surveilled when I know that OpenAI will simply give up my data if asked. If anthro is saying they won’t, that’s good!
      • kalkin 8mo ago
        Companies have to comply with subpoenas (unless they can beat them in court, and with an alternative of going to jail). Subpoenas are supposed to be targeted at individuals and need some kind of process, usually judicial, each time one is issued. Mass surveillance - the Anthropic blog post raises the possibility of using AI to classify the political loyalties of every citizen - is a different thing.
      • skillina 8mo ago
        A subpoena isn't "simply asking." Subpoena literally means "under penalty" in Latin. If the company does not comply they will be held in contempt of court and someone may well go to jail.