No it doesn't at all. Private corporations shouldn't be telling the government what it can and can't do. That's the job of the people. You want private corporation overriding your vote?

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ceejayoz 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

> Private corporations shouldn't be telling the government what it can and can't do.

So Google can't tell the government it needs a warrant to perform a search? Google can't sue over something the government did?

It's Google's product they want to buy.

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serial_dev 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Just follow the orders, man!

	▲	red-iron-pine 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		don't worry about the people getting sent to camps. it's lawful so it's okay. now follow orders.

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impulser_ 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm talking about lawful, like it written in the terms.

	▲	ceejayoz 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		But Google isn't, apparently, permitted to object "that's not lawful". And again, it's Google's product. Why can't they set conditions? If I pay Google to host my email, I'm still subject to their policies.

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yibg 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Of course it can. Terms of service and contractual obligation (should) apply to governments as well. Google is perfectly capable of outlining what's acceptable use and what's not, and the government is free to accept or reject and not use the product. Google is choosing not to set the boundaries.

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xp84 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Agree. It seems on the surface convenient right now when people think the company (or rank and file employees?) are on their political “team” but they’d get less comfortable when oil companies or other “bad” companies dictate terms to the government. “We’ll provide fuel for the military if and only if you overturn the leader of $COUNTRY”

(Yes, I recognize that past military entanglements do read as favors for Big Oil, but that’s more because lobbyists directly purchased the corrupt and useless Congress)

	▲	noelsusman 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		In that scenario the President would invoke the Defense Production Act to compel the oil company to supply the oil. They threatened to use that power against Anthropic, though it's unclear how it applies to something like AI. "Claude without guardrails" is not a product Anthropic offers, so they would fight it on grounds similar to how Apple fought against being forced to crack an iPhone. The main issue here is that Congress is asleep at the wheel and has refused to implement any sort of guardrails around how the government is and is not allowed to use AI.
	▲	ceejayoz 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> “We’ll provide fuel for the military if and only if you overturn the leader of $COUNTRY” A mechanism to address this exists, though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Production_Act_of_1950

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none2585 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Corporations are people!