Looked to me like they finished the second “A” and decided it was too grand of an undertaking.
So Anthropic was requesting the DoW to include two (and only two) prohibited uses in their contract:
- Autonomous killing with no human involvement
- National, mass surveillance
My understanding was… that’s all Anthropic was asking for, any other use was acceptable. That’s why the deal wasn’t going through.
Now, Anthropic’s contract has ended, and the same day OpenAI is the DoW’s golden child?
Something tells me OpenAI’s contract does not have those prohibited uses in it.
I think your local offerings can be a big factor. I grew up in scouts, loved my experience for the most part.
But talking with other people about their experiences can be a mixed bag. Each troop has its own priorities, the national Scouting organization gives troops a lot of flexibility on how they want to run their operation.
My troop, for example, was huge on outdoor activities. We had monthly camping trips, sometimes more than one a month. We did participate in organized “scouting events” as well with other troops, but that was sort of secondary.
Other troops are big on “scouting achievements” like merit badges, “scouting societies” like Order of the Arrow, medals and honors kinda thing, I felt like that would be a bit of a drag. But to each their own.