Pentagon pressure on frontier labs to shape cultural values will increase

Pentagon pressure on frontier labs to shape cultural values will increase | I I think we're going to see of those models of those like non non-person entities. We're going to see quite a bit more of that.

I I think we're going to see of those models of those like non non-person entities. We're going to see quite a bit more of that.

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  "context": "clearly the Pentagon's position is the Pentagon would like to to be able to not just control any legal usage of models that they've paid for, but also would like to shape the cultural values. And I I think we're going to see of those models of those like non non-person entities. We're going to see quite a bit more of that.",
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