Anthropic has consistently attempted to depict itself as the ethical foil to other AI companies. This latest marketing stunt β which leans into criticism of AI as a way to make Anthropic seem aware of the responsibility it carries β would appear to be more of the same.
Responding to Musk accusing him of being a scammer, Altman said, "homeboy you're the one sellling [sic] public market investors on short-term space datacenters."
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is reportedly in active talks with the Trump administration about the US potentially acquiring a 5 percent stake in the leading AI firm.
Insider sources told the Financial Times that these talks are in βearly stages,β but Altman βhas argued that giving the public a financial stake in the company is the best way to share the upside of AI.β
Donald Trump favors the idea, and his administration has reportedly been talking to several AI firms about the possibility. According to FTβs sources, other companies approached to share similar stakes include Google and Meta.