The Trump White House Is Over Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
At high-stakes meetings with the White House, Anthropic's cofounder—a "weirdo," per one official—has been replaced by cofounder Tom Brown.
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The Trump administration has shifted which Anthropic executive it meets with regarding the company's AI model release discussions. Instead of meeting with CEO Dario Amodei, described by one official as a "weirdo," the White House now conducts high-stakes meetings with cofounder Tom Brown. This change reflects the administration's preference in how it engages with the company on matters involving the rerelease of an AI model.
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