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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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[–] David_Eight@lemmy.world 46 points 3 days ago (4 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.

[–] Miaou@jlai.lu 12 points 3 days ago

Department of War is more apt, however

[–] TheSeveralJourneysOfReemus@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

From DoD tu dud real quick

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com -4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

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

Edit: I am very wrong.

[–] totally_human_emdash_user@piefed.blahaj.zone 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days 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!

[–] pkjqpg1h@lemmy.zip -2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

war.gov

[–] totally_human_emdash_user@piefed.blahaj.zone 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] pkjqpg1h@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

You're right. I researched it, and it was just changed 6 months ago by Trump, who claimed the new name "sends a message of victory"

but is still technically named the Department of Defense, as only an act of Congress can formally change the name of a federal department.

Edit: Added info

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 7 points 3 days ago

And it's still the Gulf of Mexico. I used to call it "the gulf" but now I have to call it the Gulf of Mexico.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Sends a message of certainly not deserving a peace prize.