Anthropic CEO Criticizes OpenAI's Military Contract as 'Safety Theater' and 'Straight Up Lies'
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Summary
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei criticized OpenAI's military contract with the Department of Defense, calling their messaging 'straight up lies' and describing their approach as 'safety theater.' Amodei claims Anthropic refused the DoD deal due to genuine safety concerns about preventing AI abuses, while OpenAI accepted it primarily to placate employees. The article reveals a rift between the two AI companies over ethical approaches to military AI applications, with Anthropic walking away from Pentagon negotiations over unrestricted access concerns, only to have OpenAI step in to take the contract.
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· 4 pulledAnthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei is not happy — perhaps predictably so — with OpenAI chief Sam Altman.
In a memo to staff, reported by The Information, Amodei referred to OpenAI's dealings with the Department of Defense as 'safety theater.'
'The main reason [OpenAI] accepted [the DoD's deal] and we did not is that they cared about placating employees, and we actually cared about preventing abuses,' Amodei wrote.
Anthropic gave up its contract with the Pentagon over AI safety disagreements -- then, OpenAI swooped in.
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