Scoop: White House readies executive order to weed out Anthropic

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: msn/Axios

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The White House is preparing an executive order formally instructing the federal government to rip out Anthropic's AI from its operations, sources familiar with the matter told Axios.

Why it matters: The move would escalate the administration's fight with Anthropic, which is already suing the Pentagon over its supply chain risk designation.

It would also formalize a broader push across agencies to remove Claude after President Trump said his administration would not use "woke" AI.

State of play: Government agencies like the Treasury Department have already begun to offboard Anthropic.

Anthropic in a lawsuit on Monday said Congress in its procurement laws did not give the administration the authority to blacklist a U.S. company over protected speech.

The administration has argued that Anthropic's "safeguards" pose a national security threat in the context of industry intervening during military operations.

Context: In his first term, Trump used executive orders to target foreign tech firms on national security grounds, including actions involving Chinese telecom companies and TikTok.

But there's little precedent for an order severing ties with a specifically named U.S. company outside standard procurement processes.

In the case of Huawei, Trump did not explicitly name the company in his executive order — that took an act of Congress.

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[orangecrush]

1. Just when you think he already broke everything

[Lovie777]

2. That can't be legal................

[PSPS]

8. It's not, but that hasn't stopped them before.

Maybe Anthropic's lawsuit will be settled in a decade or two.

[617Blue]

3. I have to laugh - there are no good guys here.

[GiqueCee]

4. I am enraged...

... when I hear this malicious imbecile use "woke" as a pejorative.
From Merriam Webster:

[To be] aware of, and actively attentive to, important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)

If someone you know expresses disdain for that honorable sentiment, back away slowly and leave. Do NOT shake hands with them if you haven't had the shots. They are poisonous, and undeserving of your company.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Well at one time

in the not-so-distant-past on DU, many ran away from the term "woke" and many of us tried our hardest to explain the slang and origins, but that was rejected, and the term was thrown into the same category as the "Defund the Police" clarion call. And I'll leave it at that.

[GiqueCee]

6. Well, "Defund the Police"...

... to me, at least, qualifies as one of the dumbest slogans in recent memory. Nuthin' like handing the opposition a club to beat you with.
It was a perverted version of a suggestion to redirect some police resources to fund a program for experts in de-escalation of sensitive situations for which police were rarely, if ever, properly trained, especially domestic disturbances. But some nipplehead thought it would be a grand idea to twist it into defunding entire police forces, which the original concept never intended.
Oh, and while I'm on a roll, I would also condemn those who disparage "DEI", or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The greatness of America that the Red Hats long for would never have happened were it not for the contributions made by People of Color, and myriad others who do not suffer from the melanin deficiency lesser intellects mistake for innate superiority.

[odins folly]

7. This stuck out to me:

The administration has argued that Anthropic's "safeguards" pose a national security threat in the context of industry intervening during military operations.

Maybe like eloon shutting off his star WiFi during military operations in the Ukraine?????