Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei attacks OpenAI’s Pentagon contract as “80% safety theater” in a leaked memo and accuses the Trump administration of punishing his company for a lack of political loyalty. OpenAI hastily updates its contract, investors push for de-escalation, and a major tech industry group backs Anthropic. Meanwhile, Amodei is making a last-ditch attempt to negotiate directly with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
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