Anthropic’s safety push put Dario Amodei at odds with AI rivals
What’s new: Microsoft, Nvidia and more than 200 companies backed keeping some AI models open after Anthropic opposed that effort.
Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei has become a flashpoint in the AI industry as he presses warnings about dangerous models while rivals resist tighter limits. The New York Times reported that Anthropic and OpenAI had lobbied the White House to stop some AI models from being developed and broadly shared, arguing they were too risky. In late July, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang circulated a letter backing open access to those models. About two dozen companies quickly joined, followed by roughly 200 more, including OpenAI, while Amodei refused to sign. The dispute has sharpened as Anthropic gains ground in AI, posts rapid revenue growth and moves toward a potentially huge IPO later this month.