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@AndrewCurran_ (Andrew Curran) — 4h Secretary of State Marco Rubio has instructed diplomats to push back on the idea that the US holds a 'kill switch' over American AI models, and has also asked them to fight digital sovereignty initiatives. Quoting from the cable: 'Pausing narrow uses or requiring a 30-day testing window prior to the release of a highly potent new technology is not a 'Kill Switch.' There is no government 'magic button.' This narrative is exaggerated and doesn't capture the nuances of U.S. technology policy.' The cable goes on to describe digital sovereignty as 'efforts to restrict American tech firms access to foreign markets, subject them to localization requirements, charge them network usage fees, or force them to follow local rules around issues such as content moderation.' And instructs American diplomats to advertise American AI products as the best tools available and to describe efforts to build rival AI systems from the ground up as a waste of time and resources. [Linked article card:] EXCLUSIVE Marco Rubio tells diplomats to play down talk of American tech 'kill switch' By Raphael Satter 💬 39　🔁 59　♡ 413　📊 49K　🔖　🔗 --- @1a3orn — 4h "Please forget that we want you to depend entirely on a technology we can shut off at will. It is more advantageous for us for you to cultivate a dependency on us, a dependency more immediate and necessary than your dependency on oil." [reply continues below frame]

dave kasten ✅ @David_Kasten — 14m One thing that is genuinely surprising to me is that many folks who are indeed very smart DC national security folks really have not priced this in, even though they've fully updated on Mythos having significant cyber capabilities. (Source: conversations over the past several weeks) > QUOTED: prinz ✅ @deredleritt3r — 2h > If you think the USG's involvement with Anthropic and OpenAI models is bad now, just wait until the next generation of models trips up thresholds for bio and chemical risk.

Miles Brundage reposted @NatPurser (Nat Purser) — 57m if the admin wants people to believe the anthropic decision was made out of genuine security necessity rather than grievance-driven retaliation, high ranking officials could simply stop posting like this > QUOTED: @PeteHegseth (Pete Hegseth) — 1h > Three months ago, @DeptofWar kicked @AnthropicAI out of our building—forever. > Every passing day proves why that was the right move. 🇺🇸