To regulate or not to regulate, that’s the question. At least it’s the one plaguing the AI industry. There have been two clear factions in response to that question, and they are both rapidly solidifying their place in American politics. On one side, you have those who view most AI safety regulations as an obstacle […]
Congress Calls Anthropic CEO to Testify About AI Cyberattack Allegedly From China
The House Homeland Security Committee has sent a letter to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to testify on Dec. 17 about a cyberattack campaign allegedly conducted by China-affiliated actors using the company’s Claude AI, according to a new report from Axios. House Homeland Security Chair Andrew Garbarino, a Republican from New York, sent letters to Amodei […]
OpenAI Will Lose $74 Billion the Same Year That Anthropic Breaks Even: Report
OpenAI has committed more than $1.4 trillion to building out its data center infrastructure in the next 8 years. It’s projected to lose $74 billion in 2028 alone, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal citing internal documents from the company. On the opposite end of the spectrum, AI startup Anthropic is […]
Anthropic Wants to Get the White House Off Its Back
Anthropic has been at the heart of a brewing drama over whether the government should regulate the AI industry or not. Specifically, the company—which has advocated for modest regulations—has been accused by a White House official of pushing for “regulatory capture.” On Tuesday, the company’s CEO, Dario Amodei, penned a long blog post published to […]
Trump AI Czar Is Trying to Take Down Anthropic AI
David Sacks, a venture capitalist who has made much of his fortune investing in tech companies and currently serves as the Trump administration’s “Crypto and AI Czar,” is worried about regulatory capture. No, not his regulatory capture, that’s fine. He’s worried about Anthropic, one of the largest AI startups in the world, which he believes […]
Anthropic Wants to Be the One Good AI Company in Trump’s America
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the chatbot Claude, is trying to carve out a spot as the Good Guy in the AI space. Fresh off being the only major AI firm to throw its support behind an AI safety bill in California, the company grabbed a headline from Semafor thanks to its apparent refusal […]
Anthropic Agrees to $1.5 Billion Settlement for Downloading Pirated Books to Train AI
Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by authors and publishers over its use of millions of copyrighted books to train the models for its AI chatbot Claude, according to a legal filing posted online. A federal judge found in June that Anthropic’s use of 7 million pirated books was […]
Reddit Sues Anthropic, Accusing It of Illegal Data Use
It’s well known that the AI industry rests on shaky legal ground. Companies like OpenAI have built their multi-billion-dollar businesses on the backs of vast tranches of training data, much of which is sourced from copyrighted content. The creators of that content know they’re being ripped off and, more and more, it’s leading to lawsuits. […]
Music Publishers Say They’re ‘Very Confident’ in Case Against Anthropic Despite Legal Setback
A federal court in California denied an injunction sought by music publishers in their copyright case against Anthropic on Tuesday. The injunction would’ve barred the AI company from using song lyrics to train the AI models that power its chatbot Claude. The music publishers first filed the suit in late 2023 and while this is […]
Anthropic Wants You to Use AI—Just Not to Apply for Its Jobs
In a comical case of irony, Anthropic, a leading developer of artificial intelligence models, is asking applicants to its open job roles to certify that they will not use AI in the application process. Anthropic develops Claude, a chatbot that is well-regarded for its friendly conversational tone and coding abilities. The company has raised nearly […]