Overview
- CEO Dario Amodei issued a statement rejecting “inaccurate claims” about Anthropic’s policy stance and asserting alignment with the administration’s aims for safe, beneficial AI and U.S. leadership.
- White House AI czar David Sacks has accused Anthropic of a regulatory capture strategy and of driving a state-level “frenzy” that harms startups, arguing patchwork rules could weaken U.S. competitiveness versus China.
- Reid Hoffman publicly backed Anthropic as “one of the good guys” and said Greylock has invested in the firm, prompting an online back-and-forth with Sacks that also drew a brief show of support for Sacks from Elon Musk.
- Amodei highlighted government collaboration, noting Claude’s availability for federal use and a $200 million Department of Defense agreement, while reiterating willingness to work with any serious partners.
- Policy stakes include Anthropic’s support for California’s SB 53 and opposition to a proposed federal preemption bill, positions that have widened the Silicon Valley split as White House advisor Sriram Krishnan and others criticize state-led rules.