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Public story · 2026-03-08 · source-backed
Amodei's leaked memo called OpenAI's Pentagon deal "straight up lies" and "safety theater," described employees as "gullible." Apologized for tone but confirmed Anthropic received a supply chain risk designation and plans to sue. Altman acknowledged the deal looked "opportunistic and sloppy" and is renegotiating to add principles barring domestic surveillance. The most public, personal feud between AI CEOs since the Musk-Altman split. Fortune
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