More Criticism from Students and Faculty on Datmouth University and Anthropic Partnership

IBL News | New York

A new issue has added criticism to Dartmouth’s institution-wide partnership with Anthropic, signed last December, following complaints from students and faculty about copyright infringement.

“A more pressing concern is Anthropic’s relationship with the Pentagon,” wrote a student at The Dartmouth college newspaper, echoing an extended view.

The public rejection of Anthropic’s CEO’s use of its AI tools in fully autonomous defense systems didn’t erase the protests by students and staff.

“Its primary model, Claude, still serves a key role in the Pentagon’s arsenal, as it has served as an integral part of Palantir’s Maven Smart System, which provides the Department of Defense with real-time targeting recommendations in the ongoing conflict against Iran.”

The Wall Street Journal reported that Claude was involved in the 1,000 strikes at the beginning of the U.S. military campaign in Iran.

In its conflict in Gaza, Israel Defense Forces used “Lavender,” an AI-powered target identification software that analyzed surveillance data to score a Palestinian’s likelihood of being a Hamas militant. This tool reportedly has a 10 percent false-positive rate, resulting in harm to civilians.