Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls OpenAI’s messaging around military deal ‘straight up lies,’ report says
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has accused OpenAI of spreading “straight up lies” about the safety safeguards in its new AI contract with the U.S. Department of Defense. The dispute began after Anthropic reportedly walked away from a Pentagon deal due to concerns about allowing AI to be used for domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons. Shortly afterward, OpenAI signed its own agreement with the Pentagon and claimed it included protective safeguards — claims Amodei says are misleading and amount to “safety theater.” The clash highlights a growing rift among leading AI companies over military partnerships and the ethical limits of deploying advanced AI in warfare.