Computer Says Kill: Anthropic is NOT the Good Guy w/ Madeline Batt

Anthropic’s AI systems have been used in illegal American invasions in Iran and Venezuela. They have partnered with Musk in the disastrous Memphis Colossus facility. And yet! News coverage, some civil society, and a lot of normies act like Anthropic is one of the good guys. They aren’t!

More like this: The Toxic Love Triangle of Big Tech, Big War & Big Science w/ David Gray Widder

For part six of Computer Says Kill, we are joined by legal fellow Maddy Batt, who filed an amicus brief in the courtroom battle between Anthropic and the US Department of War. We talk about what we know from the lawsuit, what we know about how AI is being used in illegal invasions, and what might be possible for corporate accountability.

Further reading & resources:

The amicus brief filed by Tech Justice Law
Buy Project Maven by Katrina Manson
Autonomised Harming — Linda Eggert, July 2023
Autonomous Weapons Systems and Human Rights — Linda Eggert, July 2024
Moral Crumple Zones: Cautionary Tales in Human-Robot Interaction — Madeleine Clare Elish, 2019

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