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Mike Masnick

@masnick.com
14 posts
2026-03-09
So a co-founder of Palantir is funding political attack ads against a guy pushing for AI regulation, who used to work at Palantir, using the fact that he worked at Palantir against him.  —  (FWIW, I think Bores has some very bad regulation ideas, but still...)  —  www.politico.com/news/magazin...
2026-03-09 View on X
New York Times

How some US midterms candidates are using social media posts and niche buzzwords on their websites to signal to crypto and AI super PACs they want their cash

The A.I. and crypto industries entered this year with nearly $250 million combined to spend on politics, and a battle plan to shape the regulatory landscape in their favor.

So a co-founder of Palantir is funding political attack ads against a guy pushing for AI regulation, who used to work at Palantir, using the fact that he worked at Palantir against him.  —  (FWIW, I think Bores has some very bad regulation ideas, but still...)  —  www.politico.com/news/magazin...
2026-03-09 View on X
Politico

Leading the Future, a pro-AI PAC backed by Palantir-cofounder Joe Lonsdale, hit pro-regulation Democrat Alex Bores with attack ads over Bores' work for Palantir

and building a strategy that other politicians will have to contend with. https://www.politico.com/...Katie Fossett /@katelynfossett:“Leading the Future's goal is not actually to k...

2026-03-04
And another one from me: I explain why OpenAI claiming it had the same red lines as Anthropic is... not accurate.  And how it's letting the NSA define terms that the NSA likes to define differently than the common understanding in the English language.  [embedded post]
2026-03-04 View on X
Techdirt

OpenAI's “red lines” in its DOD agreement effectively adopt the words that the NSA has redefined over decades to permit the very things they appear to prohibit

Within hours on Friday, the Pentagon blacklisted one AI company for refusing to drop its safety commitments on surveillance …

And another one from me: I explain why OpenAI claiming it had the same red lines as Anthropic is... not accurate.  And how it's letting the NSA define terms that the NSA likes to define differently than the common understanding in the English language.  [embedded post]
2026-03-04 View on X
Reuters

Lockheed Martin plans to follow the US DOD's Anthropic ban; lawyers specializing in tech and contracting laws say defense contractors would be quick to comply

U.S. defense contractors, like Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), are expected to follow the Pentagon's order to purge Anthropic's prized AI tools …

And another one from me: I explain why OpenAI claiming it had the same red lines as Anthropic is... not accurate.  And how it's letting the NSA define terms that the NSA likes to define differently than the common understanding in the English language.  [embedded post]
2026-03-04 View on X
Washington Post

Sources: the US used Palantir's Maven Smart System, integrated with Claude, to find and prioritize 1,000 targets within the first 24 hours of its attack on Iran

And another one from me: I explain why OpenAI claiming it had the same red lines as Anthropic is... not accurate.  And how it's letting the NSA define terms that the NSA likes to define differently than the common understanding in the English language.  [embedded post]
2026-03-04 View on X
Reuters

Sources: some investors push Anthropic to de-escalate its DOD dispute and avoid the “supply-chain risk” designation; source: some Anthropic-DOD talks continue

2026-03-02
Reading this, again, you get the sense that someone at Anthropic knows how the intel community misleads by using definitions of words that are different than everyone else believes.  And the people at OpenAI simply don't know or don't care about that.  [embedded post]
2026-03-02 View on X
The Verge

Sources: OpenAI agreed to follow US laws that have allowed for mass surveillance in the past, and the DOD didn't budge from its demands over bulk analyzing data

On Friday evening, amidst fallout from a standoff between the Department of Defense and Anthropic, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced …

Reading this, again, you get the sense that someone at Anthropic knows how the intel community misleads by using definitions of words that are different than everyone else believes.  And the people at OpenAI simply don't know or don't care about that.  [embedded post]
2026-03-02 View on X
The Atlantic

A source describes the failed Pentagon-Anthropic talks: through the end, the Pentagon wanted to use Anthropic's AI to analyze bulk data collected from Americans

Right up until the moment that Pete Hegseth moved to terminate the government's relationship with the AI company Anthropic …

2026-03-01
OpenAI posted the terms of the deal.  Reveals that it absolutely does allow for domestic surveillance.  EO 12333 is how the NSA hides its domestic surveillance by capturing communications by tapping into lines *outside the US* even if it contains info from/on US persons.  —  openai.com/index/our-ag... …
2026-03-01 View on X
The Atlantic

Source describes the failed Pentagon-Anthropic talks: through the end, the Pentagon wanted to use Anthropic's AI to analyze bulk data collected about Americans

Right up until the moment that Pete Hegseth moved to terminate the government's relationship with the AI company Anthropic …

Reading this, again, you get the sense that someone at Anthropic knows how the intel community misleads by using definitions of words that are different than everyone else believes.  And the people at OpenAI simply don't know or don't care about that.  [embedded post]
2026-03-01 View on X
The Atlantic

Source describes the failed Pentagon-Anthropic talks: through the end, the Pentagon wanted to use Anthropic's AI to analyze bulk data collected about Americans

Right up until the moment that Pete Hegseth moved to terminate the government's relationship with the AI company Anthropic …

OpenAI posted the terms of the deal.  Reveals that it absolutely does allow for domestic surveillance.  EO 12333 is how the NSA hides its domestic surveillance by capturing communications by tapping into lines *outside the US* even if it contains info from/on US persons.  —  openai.com/index/our-ag... …
2026-03-01 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Sources: the Pentagon used Claude in its major air attack in Iran, hours after Trump declared that the federal government will end its use of Anthropic's tools

Within hours of declaring that the federal government will end its use of artificial-intelligence tools made by tech company Anthropic …

OpenAI posted the terms of the deal.  Reveals that it absolutely does allow for domestic surveillance.  EO 12333 is how the NSA hides its domestic surveillance by capturing communications by tapping into lines *outside the US* even if it contains info from/on US persons.  —  openai.com/index/our-ag... …
2026-03-01 View on X
OpenAI

OpenAI says its DOD agreement upholds its redlines and “has more guardrails than any previous agreement for classified AI deployments, including Anthropic's”

We think our agreement has more guardrails than any previous agreement for classified AI deployments, including Anthropic's.

2026-02-14
Zuck taking advantage of every opportunity, I guess.  “World's going to shit?  Well, I guess EFF will be too busy opposing fascism to notice that we launched surveillance glasses!”  —  Cool, cool.  [embedded post]
2026-02-14 View on X
New York Times

Memo: Meta considered adding facial recognition to its smart glasses during a “dynamic political environment” in the US when civil society groups are distracted

In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature's release.

2026-02-13
Zuck taking advantage of every opportunity, I guess.  “World's going to shit?  Well, I guess EFF will be too busy opposing fascism to notice that we launched surveillance glasses!”  —  Cool, cool.  [embedded post]
2026-02-13 View on X
New York Times

Memo: Meta considered adding facial recognition to its smart glasses during a “dynamic political environment” in the US when civil society groups are distracted

In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature's release.