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The US government approved a secret $9 billion funding package to help intelligence agencies like the NSA and CIA acquire advanced AI chips and infrastructure. This move addresses a critical chip shortage, forcing reliance on Anthropic's AI models, which are officially blacklisted as a national security threat.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves AI systems and their development/use in intelligence and military contexts, but no direct or indirect harm has occurred yet. The article outlines a significant potential risk due to the lack of adequate AI infrastructure, which could plausibly lead to harm if intelligence agencies fall behind in AI capabilities. This fits the definition of an AI Hazard, as it describes circumstances that could plausibly lead to an AI Incident in the future, but no actual harm or incident is reported at present.[AI generated]