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Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by Crazy_Ivan80 - Today at 04:17:15 PM

The company wants to make sure that its tools are not used to develop weaponry that fires without human input and that its products are not used for mass surveillance on Americans.

Defense Department officials have argued that those terms would confine the U.S. military and make it more difficult to work under such conditions, the outlet noted.

 

Those are Anthropic's red lines. The latest is the Pentagon is now threatening to either cut all contracts and declare Anthropic a "supply chain risk" which I think would have big consequences, or to invoke the Defense Production Act and force the company to work with the military:
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/24/anthropic-pentagon-claude-hegseth-dario

So basically the Pentagon is not willing to accept no mass surveillance of Americans and no autonomous killing as safeguards.

Anthropic folded, predictably.
Exclusive: Anthropic Drops Flagship Safety Pledge

"Voor het smeer likt de kat de kandeleer" -> i.e. for money they'll spread their legs and say "thank you, sir". always

#2

Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread

Last post by HVC - Today at 03:50:05 PM

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVJXmfxkdjb

#3

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by mongers - Today at 03:45:40 PM

Any particularly stand out moments?

US BS output reaches all time record, WH indicates ambitious production targets for this year.

#4

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by mongers - Today at 03:37:16 PM

And the BFI stream I watched was a superb piece of tele-cine, if that word is even applicable nowadays?

Well, movies are captured and digitised differently these days, but movies, not just television programs, still need to be transferred to home video and streaming.
I believe people say more often than not scanned (original camera negative was scanned at 2K/4K/8K whatever using Data/Tele/cine whatever name brand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecine

More info than you probably need. 

Yes definitely enough. 

IIRC the French Air Force in 1940 had a prototype telecine system in a bomber, it took reconnaissance photos/film, processed it onboard and scanned it in order to transmit it to the ground.     

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Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Jacob - Today at 02:33:53 PM

Any particularly stand out moments?

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Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by Syt - Today at 02:27:39 PM

#7

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by viper37 - Today at 01:34:46 PM

The company wants to make sure that its tools are not used to develop weaponry that fires without human input and that its products are not used for mass surveillance on Americans.

Defense Department officials have argued that those terms would confine the U.S. military and make it more difficult to work under such conditions, the outlet noted.

 

Those are Anthropic's red lines. The latest is the Pentagon is now threatening to either cut all contracts and declare Anthropic a "supply chain risk" which I think would have big consequences, or to invoke the Defense Production Act and force the company to work with the military:
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/24/anthropic-pentagon-claude-hegseth-dario

So basically the Pentagon is not willing to accept no mass surveillance of Americans and no autonomous killing as safeguards.

Anthropic folded, predictably.
Exclusive: Anthropic Drops Flagship Safety Pledge

#8

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by garbon - Today at 12:14:43 PM

Re the Baftas mess. I think more than anything I am dismayed by the incompetence displayed by the BBC. They had 2 hours to edit the broadcast so I can't imagine what went wrong. There have been other incidents, such as that dodgy editing of Trump's speech, that have also slipped the net. I just feel that their standards may be slipping at a time when they are already facing existential threats.

Yes, they are doing themselves no favor when under threat from right wing detractors.

#9

Off the Record / Re: The EU thread

Last post by Zanza - Today at 12:12:36 PM

I see. It's always a nice story when another country joins the EU or Euro or so, but I guess beyond the narrative it does not matter much to the EU whether or not Iceland joins.

Good luck with the decision!

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Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by HisMajestyBOB - Today at 11:33:04 AM

This SOTU was more like a Cleveland steamer.