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Color me unsurprised. Anthropic ran a weeks-long roadshow on how powerful Mythos is. They pointed to the danger, their controls, the capabilities, and practica
by trjordan 5mo ago
Color me unsurprised.
Anthropic ran a weeks-long roadshow on how powerful Mythos is. They pointed to the danger, their controls, the capabilities, and practically begged the world to be scared of it.
Simultaneously, the current US regime realized there was a way to demand fealty from the AI labs. If they're so dangerous, don't we need to see them first? That will cost you, obviously. Standard extortion from the government, at this moment in time.
The labs get their marketing; the white house gets its pseudo-bribe. I hope nobody involved is confused about how we ended up here.
- colechristensen 5mo agoYeah, I saw several instances of important folks taking the Anthropic promotional campaign too seriously and this is what they got in return. I'd say internally people are cursing whoever's idea that was because clearly scaring people backfired.
- stonogo 5mo agoI would wager they're cheering, because this builds the moat they don't otherwise have. Want to do business in America? Get government-approved. Can't afford the regulatory fees, or your government won't let you submit to foreign programs? Good luck!
- deltoidmaximus 5mo agoYes, this has been a steady play from the start. From the skynet fears, to the safety fears, now the it's to powerful fears. All of these have been a play to get the government to lock out any smaller or foreign competitors and build a moat where there otherwise would be none.
- gowld 5mo agoWhat extortion are you claiming? Are you claiming there will be a fee?
- ceejayoz 5mo ago> What extortion are you claiming? Universities: https://www.npr.org/2026/01/29/nx-s1-5559293/trump-settlements-colleges-universities https://www.npr.org/2026/01/29/nx-s1-5559293/trump-settlemen... Companies: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/extortionary-intel-stake-sale-to-us-must-be-voided-suit-says https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/extortionary-intel-stake-s... Law firms: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-law-firms--deals-with-trump-are-even-riskier-than-they-seem https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-law-firms--deals-wi... Media: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/business/media/paramount-trump-60-minutes-lawsuit.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/business/media/paramount-... Why would AI companies be any different? > Are you claiming there will be a fee? I'd be more concerned with "your model can't be too woke" regulatory scenarios.
- giwook 5mo ago> I'd be more concerned with "your model can't be too woke" regulatory scenarios. Honestly that's exactly where my mind went. We already see the current administration trying to censor free speech (e.g. Jimmy Kimmel, blocking/restricting press access to the White House unless you are pro-Trump). I'm afraid of the potential to move in the direction of what we see in China where queries to LLMs referencing things like Tianenmen Square are censored (at best).
- pphysch 5mo ago> I'm afraid of the potential to move in the direction of what we see in China where queries to LLMs referencing things like Tianenmen Square are censored (at best). We are already there. "Canva admits its AI tool removed 'Palestine' from designs: https://gizmodo.com/canva-admits-its-ai-tool-removed-palestine-from-designs-apologizes-for-any-distress-it-caused-2000751215 https://gizmodo.com/canva-admits-its-ai-tool-removed-palesti...
- gardenhedge 5mo agoI'm not american but it seems like americans are MORE free to speak their minds now than before in terms of being banned/silenced by dominating online platforms