Big Tech backs Anthropic in fight against Trump administration
A group representing tech giants called government action against Anthropic a "temper tantrum".
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"When the government starts to overreach and step on basic levers of capitalism, the alarm bells go off."
— Gary Ellis , Executive
"When the government starts to overreach and step on basic levers of capitalism, the alarm bells go off."
— Gary Ellis , Executive
"This effort to punish one of the leading U.S. AI companies will undoubtedly have consequences for the United States’ industrial and scientific competitiveness in the field of artificial intelligence and beyond."
— Jeff Dean , Executive
"When the government starts to overreach and step on basic levers of capitalism, the alarm bells go off."
— Gary Ellis , Executive
"This effort to punish one of the leading U.S. AI companies will undoubtedly have consequences for the United States’ industrial and scientific competitiveness in the field of artificial intelligence and beyond."
— Dario Amodei , Executive
"It’s bad for society when companies abandon democratic norms because they dislike who’s in power."
— Sam Altman , Executive
"Domestic surveillance without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got."
— Caitlin Kalinowski , Executive
Key People
Caitlin Kalinowski is the head of OpenAI's hardware team who resigned in response to a controversial agreement with the Department of Defense.
Dario Amodei is a co-founder of Anthropic.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Gary Ellis is the chief executive of Remesh AI and a former US political worker.
Chief scientist at Google.
Pete Hegseth is the United States Secretary of Defense.
Chief executive officer of OpenAI.
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A group representing tech giants called government action against Anthropic a "temper tantrum".
Major tech companies, including Google, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft, have publicly supported Anthropic's legal action against the Trump administration's designation of the company as a 'supply chain risk.'
Microsoft filed an amicus brief in support of Anthropic's lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that the Pentagon's 'supply chain risk' designation could have severe economic effects and is unprecedented against a U.S. company.
Microsoft, along with other major tech companies, has publicly supported Anthropic's legal action against the Trump administration's designation of the company as a 'supply chain risk.'
Over 30 employees from OpenAI and Google DeepMind, including Google chief scientist Jeff Dean, filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit challenging the Pentagon's 'supply chain risk' designation.
Over 30 employees from OpenAI and Google DeepMind, including Google chief scientist Jeff Dean, filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit challenging the Pentagon's 'supply chain risk' designation.
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