"It was a difficult day for the company, and I apologize for the tone of the post. It does not reflect my careful or considered views. It was also written six days ago, and is an out-of-date assessment of the current situation."
"Anthropic did not leak this post nor direct anyone else to do so - it is not in our interest to escalate this situation. The AI company had productive conversations with the defense department about ways we could serve the Department that adhere to our two narrow exceptions."
"The CEO lashed out in an internal memo last week, which was leaked to The Information, accusing fellow OpenAI cofounder and CEO Sam Altman of bending the knee, claiming that he had given president Donald Trump dictator-style praise and bribing him with donations."
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei initially maintained firm ethical positions against military use of the company's AI models for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons systems. He criticized OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in an internal memo for allegedly praising President Trump and providing donations. However, after the Pentagon officially designated Anthropic a supply chain risk—an unprecedented move—Amodei dramatically shifted his position. He apologized for the memo's tone, called it outdated, and expressed regret over its public leak. Amodei stated Anthropic had productive conversations with the Defense Department about serving it within narrow ethical exceptions, signaling willingness to cooperate with military applications despite previous objections.
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