David Sacks says Anthropic could block Chinese distillation but won’t because it would slow growth
DeryaTR_ · x · 2026-07-25
David Sacks argues that Anthropic could do more to block Chinese model distillation, saying the company is choosing growth over stricter customer controls.
In the quoted remarks, Sacks claims that if industrial-scale distillation is a national-security threat, Anthropic should stop it at the source by tightening access, but that doing so would slow growth. The post is essentially a reaction to that debate, framing Anthropic as morally inconsistent.
Related event: David Sacks Slams Anthropic's Regulatory Push and China Stance(2 posts)→
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