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Anthropic, OpenAI Seek Weapons Experts Amid Iran War AI Concerns
Anthropic and OpenAI seek weapons experts to strengthen AI safeguards against chemical and radiological weapon misuse amid rising military tensions, offering salaries up to $455,000.
- Anthropic is hiring a Policy Manager, Chemical Weapons and High Yield Explosives to prevent "catastrophic misuse" of its technology, offering between $245,000 and $285,000 for the role.
- Following a dispute with the Department of War , Anthropic mounted a legal challenge after being designated a "supply chain risk" for refusing to deploy Claude in autonomous weapons or mass surveillance.
- OpenAI has advertised a similar position for a researcher in "Frontier Biological and Chemical Risks," offering up to $455,000 to monitor "catastrophic risks related to frontier AI models."
- Retired Navy Admiral Mark Montgomery said AI is "an important enabler in the military's ability to rapidly plan and execute war fights," with algorithms processing targeting data faster than humans.
- While AI firms warn of existential threats, they continue expanding military contracts; Dr. Stephanie Hare questions whether using AI for sensitive weapons data is safe without international treaty regulation.
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AI Firms Bring In Chemical, Biological Experts As US War On Iran Intensifies
America's usage of artificial intelligence in its latest war on Iran has compelled top AI companies to hire specialists who can help prevent the misuse of their technology in military settings.
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The AI companies intensify the measures to prevent the dangerous use of the technologies it develops, in the context of the greatest fears of possible applications in the field of chemical or biological weapons. Anthropic American company announced that it intends to hire an expert in high-power and highly explosive weapons, to test its protection systems' stability and to avoid possible abuse scenarios, according to BBC. The Marile article of A…
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