Report: Amodei told staff that Anthropic was targeted for lack of “dictator-style praise” for Trump

Dario Amodei Says Trump Is a Dictator

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s insistence that the company’s AI models may not be used for mass surveillance of Americans or directing killer drones has kicked up a major storm. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth and president Donald Trump came out swinging, directing all government agencies to stop using the company’s software “effective immediately” and labeling the company as a “supply chain risk,” sending shockwaves across the entire tech industry…

Report: Amodei told staff that Anthropic was targeted for lack of “dictator-style praise” for Trump

The leaked internal memo from Dario Amodei to his staff suggested that Sam Altman’s praise of Donald Trump and Greg Brockman’s political donations are the reason Anthropic was targeted, while OpenAI was...

Dario Amodei says Anthropic punished for not offering Trump dictator-style praise

Tensions between Anthropic and OpenAI seem to be escalating over Pentagon AI deals. CEO Dario Amodei criticised OpenAI for “safety theatre” and “straight up lies,” contrasting their ethical stance with OpenAIs willingness to give “dictator-style” praise to Donald Trump. He pointed out that even the public favours Anthropic, referring to Claude topping the App Store.

The Anthropic cofounders standing up to Trump

The cast of billionaires who have kowtowed to the President is extensive, including everyone from Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg to Sundar Pichai and Sam Altman. That’s what makes Dario Amodei’s refusal to cave so stunning — and may be behind Claude’s surge to the top of the App Store. Sibling Anthropic cofounders Dario and Daniela Amodei (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg; David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) After a high-profile standoff with the Pentagon, AI…