Comment by mcphage
8 hours ago
> I have some sympathy for Anthropic here [...] So from their perspective, it's damned-if-you-don't, damned-if-you-do.
On the other hand, they did put themselves into this position deliberately.
8 hours ago
> I have some sympathy for Anthropic here [...] So from their perspective, it's damned-if-you-don't, damned-if-you-do.
On the other hand, they did put themselves into this position deliberately.
By offering a product?
Show me any product, no matter how simple, that has no safety vs utility tradeoff.
that tells users upfront "we can read whatever you type in here"
(and not buried on paragraph 56 of a 20 page TOS that no one reads or understands)
They have some responsibility for people's expectations of the product, at least. They want the personal assistant personas to be able to help you with anything, and don't point out that they'll be judging your thoughts along the way.
For anyone technically inclined it should be obvious, but it isn't part of the zeitgeist or how they pitch it. People see it as being different than talking to a human, and behave as if there won't be a human in the mix.
You would first have to demonstrate the utility of whatever product Anthropic is offering.