alt.hn

2/26/2026 at 8:19:18 PM

'Incoherent': Hegseth's Anthropic ultimatum confounds AI policymakers

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/26/incoherent-hegseths-anthropic-ultimatum-confounds-ai-policymakers-00800135

by hackernj

2/26/2026 at 8:41:10 PM

Hanlon's Razor would point to incompetence, and from this administration as an explanation that fits the pattern / seems likely. I'd also throw in an assumption that they're reaching for any threat possible to shake them down / get bribes and so on.

by duxup

2/26/2026 at 9:00:36 PM

This episode indicates that the Trump admin's trust in "AI" is conditional. Hegseth can understand that an "AI" has limitations - he's demanding certain limitations be removed. Therefore, any time someone in the Trump admin uses the excuse that "AI said so, nothing can be done about it", we know that's a lie. The use of "AI" instead of human judgement is itself based upon n human judgement and biases.

Hegseth really tipped his cards here.

by bediger4000