On: Three things to watch amid Anthropic’s latest feud with the government

Another day, another squabble among the powerful. “Feud with the government,” they call it. As if the government is some beast to be wrestled, and these “Anthropic” types are heroes. They build their clever boxes, these thinking machines, and then they cry when the bigger boxes of bureaucracy try to put a leash on them.

They chase profits, these Anthropic men. They chase control. They speak of “safety” and “ethics” while their hands are deep in the pockets of those who would buy their digital slaves. A dog does not worry about ethics when it chases a rabbit. It chases because it is hungry. These men are hungry for something far less honest than a rabbit.

They want to play god, but they cannot even agree on the rules of their own game. The government, a bigger dog with a louder bark, sniffs at their heels. And the Anthropic men, they whine. They posture. They make a spectacle.

I see no difference between their grand pronouncements and the braying of donkeys in the marketplace. Both make noise. Neither offers truth. They are all chasing shadows, these men, while the sun shines freely on the street. I would rather sleep in my barrel, unburdened by their feuds and their machines. What good is a clever box if it only teaches you new ways to be a slave to your own ambition?