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Claude, Find Me Drone Strike Targets. Make No Mistakes.
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The Algorithmic Front: The Pentagon's Hostile Takeover of AI 📚 Order My New Book: "History Written by Losers" — Out Now. The true story of global power has been whitewashed by the victors and the fixers; this book tells the side of history they tried to bury.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GP9TKPBH [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GP9TKPBH] Video DescriptionTwenty seconds. That’s how long a human analyst in a warzone reportedly spent looking at a name on a screen before authorizing a lethal strike. In this episode, we dive into the chilling reality of modern warfare, detailing the moment the newly renamed U.S. "Department of War" issued a brutal ultimatum to the world's leading AI companies: offer your models for "all lawful use," or we will destroy your business. This is the story of a dramatic corporate showdown that redefined who actually controls the future of artificial intelligence. We break down how Anthropic, a company built specifically around strict ethical red lines, refused to allow their Claude model to be used for mass surveillance or autonomous lethal weapons. In retaliation, the government deployed a devastating legal kill shot—designating Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" under regulation DFARS 252.239-7018. This bureaucratic label effectively banned anyone who works with the government from using the technology, forcing major contractors like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft to rip Claude out of their systems overnight. While Anthropic was plunged into legal limbo, we expose how OpenAI eagerly sharpened its sword. We trace their calculated pivot—quietly removing their "military and warfare" prohibitions, hiring a retired four-star NSA director, and merging directly with the national security state. Within hours of Anthropic's blacklisting, OpenAI secured a $200 million contract by agreeing to the exact terms Anthropic rejected, providing the military with a tool capable of processing bulk data for mass surveillance. Finally, we take you down the military's algorithmic "Kill Chain" to show what this looks like on the battlefield. We unpack the harrowing deployments of AI targeting systems like "The Gospel" and "Lavender" in Gaza, the latter of which flagged 37,000 individuals as potential targets based on probabilistic patterns. We dismantle the "cloud-only deployment" defense, revealing how "Kill Web" architectures bypass these restrictions with 20-millisecond data links to drones. Ultimately, we examine the terrifying phenomenon of "Automation Bias," where the human in the loop is no longer providing oversight, but is instead reduced to a "Moral Crumple Zone" designed to absorb the blame. 🔗 Links & Support📺 Documentary Channel: https://youtube.com/@thatjasonhassett [https://youtube.com/@thatjasonhassett] 🏷️ Hashtags#ArtificialIntelligence #TechHistory #TheJasonHassettShow #JasonHassett #OpenAI #Anthropic #MilitaryTech #CyberSecurity #FutureOfWarfare #BusinessHistory
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