Vitalik praises Anthropic for sticking to the ethical bottom line of "not engaging in large-scale social surveillance"

ZkProver · 2026-02-25T03:16:11+00:00

Vitalik Buterin, while supporting AI company Anthropic, praised its adherence to the ethical bottom line of "not developing fully autonomous weapons" and "not engaging in mass surveillance," believing that this could reduce risks and promote AI safety development. The Pentagon has threatened to terminate the partnership as a result, potentially losing a $200 million contract.

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2026-02-25 03:16:11

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ChainCatcher news, Vitalik Buterin posted in support of AI company Anthropic for sticking to two ethical bottom lines: “not developing fully autonomous weapons” and “not conducting large-scale surveillance in the US,” praising their determination to resist government pressure. Vitalik believes that in an ideal world, such high-risk applications should be limited to open-source LLM access levels (meaning everyone can access them equally); even a 10% improvement could reduce the risks of autonomous weapons and privacy violations, promoting safer AI development.

Earlier reports indicate that the Pentagon recently threatened to cut off cooperation with Anthropic, potentially resulting in a loss of a $200 million contract, because Anthropic refused to provide AI technology for military use without human intervention.

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