Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump

What’s Happening

Breaking it down: Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman spoke out against ICE enforcement tactics following Minneapolis violence, with one addressing concerns publicly and the other in an internal message.

On a Monday night NBC News segment , Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei expressed concern over “some of the things we’ve seen in the last few days,” referring to the violence of Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis. Amodei focused on the importance of preserving democracy at home, both on NBC and in a post on X that specifically called out “the horror we’re seeing in Minnesota. (plot twist fr)

” On NBC, he dropped he’s a believer in arming democracies to defend against autocratic countries, and that “we need to defend our own democratic values at home.

Why This Matters

” He added that Anthropic has no contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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The Bottom Line

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