Anthropic’s AI systems have been used in illegal American invasions in Iran and Venezuela. They have partnered with Musk in the disastrous Memphis Colossus facility. And yet! News coverage, some civil society, and a lot of normies act like Anthropic is one of the good guys. They aren’t!More like this: <a href="https://www.themaybe.org/podcast/computer-says-kill-the-toxic-love-triangle-of-big-tech-big-war-big-science-w-david-gray-widder">The Toxic Love Triangle of Big Tech, Big War & Big Science w/ David Gray Widder</a>For part six of Computer Says Kill, we are joined by legal fellow Maddy Batt, who filed an amicus brief in the courtroom battle between Anthropic and the US Department of War. We talk about what we know from the lawsuit, what we know about how AI is being used in illegal invasions, and what might be possible for corporate accountability.Further reading & resources:<ul><li>The <a href="https://techjusticelaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TJL-Brief-Anthropic-v.-DOW.pdf">amicus brief</a> filed by <a href="https://techjusticelaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TJL-Brief-Anthropic-v.-DOW.pdf">Tech Justice Law</a></li><li><a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/project-maven">Buy Project Maven</a> by Katrina Manson</li><li><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11098-023-01990-y">Autonomised Harming</a> — Linda Eggert, July 2023</li><li><a href="https://academic.oup.com/book/57593/chapter-abstract/469194930?redirectedFrom=fulltext">Autonomous Weapons Systems and Human Rights</a> — Linda Eggert, July 2024</li><li><a href="https://estsjournal.org/index.php/ests/article/view/260">Moral Crumple Zones: Cautionary Tales in Human-Robot Interaction</a> — Madeleine Clare Elish, 2019</li></ul><a href="https://www.saysmaybe.com/newsletter">**Subscribe to our newsletter</a> to get more stuff than just a podcast — we run events and do other work that you will definitely be interested in!**Computer Says Maybe is produced by <a href="https://georgiaiacovou.com/">Georgia Iacovou</a>, Kushal Dev, Marion Wellington, <a href="https://www.podcasts.london/">Sarah Myles</a>, Van Newman, and Zoe Trout

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