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"Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Department of War — as Anthropic refuses to surveil American citizens (www.windowscentral.com)
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[–] 52 points 7 months ago (11 children)

The Department of War isn't a real thing. Its called The Department of Defense. That's not my opinion either, its officially/legally called The Department of Defense.

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  • [–] 17 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    The fact that the Trump administration can create web sites saying whatever it pleases does not make the name change legitimate.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    No. Trump declared it changed, much like Michael Scott declaring bankruptcy. Until there is an act of Congress changing the name, it is still the DoD, and the Kennedy Center is the Kennedy Center, and so on.

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  • [+] -6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

    I think you missed some news. There is officially a Department of War again.

    Edit: I am very wrong.

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  • [–] 16 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Only Congress can change the name of the Department of Defense, and not only has it not passed any legislation to do so, but the most National Defense Authorization Act, which was passed after Trump's executive order, only mentions the "Department of Defense" and never the "Department of War".

    So, no, there is not officially a Department of War, there continues to only officially be a Department of Defense.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    Oh, well today I learned. I had assumed that even the world's dumbest government officials wouldn't refer to themselves as being part of a department that doesn't actually exist, but here we are.

    Thanks for laying it out for me!

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