Kat Duffy

Beautifully written and well worth the read.

Anthropic’s Standoff With the Pentagon Is a Test of U.S. Credibility The terms under which American AI tools are deployed in warfare are being set by some men in a room, with no democratic input.

The terms under which American AI tools are deployed in warfare are being set by some men in a room, with no democratic input and no durability beyond the next change in political winds, Kat Duffy (@rightsduff.bsky.social) writes.

5) Silence is not neutrality. It’s setting a precedent that will one day be turned against other American companies.

This isn’t business as usual. It’s a test of whether democratic governance still constrains power when technology makes that power more tempting to abuse.

4) Congress must reassert its role. We are not a nation of the terms of service, by the terms of service, and for the terms of service. Industry leaders, too, face a choice. Quiet interventions may de-escalate tension, but it will not restore public confidence.

3) For the U.S. to credibly lead a private-sector–driven technological ecosystem, global trust in our private sector’s independence is essential. Chips and models are fleeting. But credibility — in institutions, contracts, and governance — is a competitive advantage that endures.

(2) The administration appears willing to use threats, obscure authorities, and procurement leverage to compel compliance from private actors. If we accept that, we’re not advancing responsible or accountable AI implementation. We’re just eroding the boundaries of democratic governance.

Anthropic’s Standoff With the Pentagon Is a Test of U.S. Credibility The terms under which American AI tools are deployed in warfare are being set by some men in a room, with no democratic input.

(1) The Anthropic–Pentagon standoff isn’t mainly about AI, surveillance, or defense contracting.
It’s about the exercise of executive power — and what happens when that power bypasses process.

www.worldpoliticsreview.com/anthropic-pe...

What’s Next in the Fight Between the Department of Defense and Anthropic Join CAP for an event with leading experts on AI and defense to find out what is going to happen next between the DOD and Anthropic.

What's next in the fight between the DOD and Anthropic? Join us on Wednesday, March 4, to hear from leading experts @adamconner.bsky.social, Frank Kendall, and @rightsduff.bsky.social. https://www.americanprogress.org/events/whats-next-in-the-fight-between-department-of-defense-and-anthropic/

How to Think About the Anthropic-Pentagon Dispute A conversation with Kat Duffy from the Council on Foreign Relations and Amos Toh from the Brennan Center for Justice.

excellent discussion of the DoD-Anthropic situation with @justinhendrix.bsky.social @rightsduff.bsky.social & @amostoh.bsky.social - highly recommend

Defense Dept. and Anthropic Square Off in Dispute Over A.I. Safety

1/ The dispute between Anthropic and DOD over the limits of using AI in warfare is escalating. I’ll have more to say on what these limits should be in a @brennancenter.org report out next month. But for now, here’s what you need to know, and what’s truly at stake 🧵:

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/t...

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Oh, I agree. This article was just focused on hyperscalers in particular.

If you are a person who works in social media, and your job requires you to manage an account on Twitter/X, please ask your boss, in writing, to verify that you are required as a responsibility of your position to be on a platform that knowingly creates and monetizes child sexual abuse material …

7/ In short: the long-term survival of America's tech giants may depend less on deals abroad—and more on whether they demand that Washington protect the rule of law that made that dominance possible in the first place.

6/ U.S. hyperscalers can compete with Chinese hyperscalers on the tech. But key differentiators we could once offer—freedom from government intrusion, due process—now look questionable. Other nations' desire to diversify away from American infrastructure is skyrocketing.

5/From demanding Greenland to invading Venezuela to threatening elected officials and U.S. citizens to extracting allegiance from tech leaders—this administration has guaranteed two things: unprecedented chaos and indifference to the rule of law.

4/ Faith that Washington would still concern itself with such niceties is waning.

3/The Biden administration's Russia sanctions showed how effectively a president can convert U.S. tech giants into instruments of state power. But those sanctions were rooted in legitimacy: alliances, shared interests, EU partnership, international law.

2/ Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, and Google control most of the world's cloud infrastructure and the cables our data runs through. That gives Washington an enormous lever over other countries' economies, services, and AI futures.

America’s Digital Empire Has a Trust Problem One year into Donald Trump’s presidency, foreign nations are increasingly skittish about their dependence on U.S. tech companies.

America's digital empire has a trust problem. U.S. hyperscalers' future may depend less on the commercial deals they strike and more on their commitment to protect the democracy that made their global dominance possible. My latest for @wpr.bsky.social
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/us-hyperscal...

America’s Digital Empire Has a Trust Problem One year into Donald Trump’s presidency, foreign nations are increasingly skittish about their dependence on U.S. tech companies.

One year into Trump’s second term, foreign nations are increasingly skittish about their dependence on U.S. tech companies, Kat Duffy (@rightsduff.bsky.social) writes.

This video, viewed millions of times on TikTok, Facebook and X, claims to show Venezuelans taking to the street to thank the US for detaining Maduro.

But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.

China’s AI-Powered Anthropic Hack Is Just the Beginning The breakneck pace of AI advances means the future is consistently arriving ahead of schedule—for better and for worse.

A recent attack on Anthropic represents the dawn of a new era for AI agents in cyberattacks, Kat Duffy (@rightsduff.bsky.social) writes.

A LinkedIn ad showing Jensen Huang shaking hands with some vague fashion executive: L'OREAL 6,204,444 followers Promoted We're thrilled to announce a collaboration with NVIDIA to supercharge beauty with next-gen Al. WELCOME TO NVIDIA L'ORÉAL GROUPE

I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.

If editors were ever to unite as a group to demand recognition and pay raises for the mission critical role they play at publications like, say, The New Yorker, Politico, New York Magazine, or Esquire — well, today would be a good day for that. Tip of the hat, ya’ll. SMDH.

Hell is EdTech

BREAKING
@knightcolumbia.org just won their case against Trump admin’s policy arresting/deporting noncitizen stud. & fac. participating in pro-Palestinian activism

This is a threat mailed to chambers of the 84yo Reagan appointed judge. He started the opinion with it and this is how he ended.

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A few years ago Isaac asked me for an interview to talk Netchoice, Gonzalez cases & copyright & DSA.

I told him I could do it but @daphnek.bsky.social would be better.

She *killed* it. Chotiner’s questions only expose fools & charlatans. Daphne is neither.

www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

Exceptional, important, and well worth the watch. Come for the defense of free speech and stay for the turtle.

While terrible, this is entirely unsurprising. If you hold serious safety efforts in contempt, this sort of thing is inevitable.