Anthropic’s open-weights stance draws criticism over lobbying and safety claims

latkins · x · 2026-07-28

A reply thread criticizes Anthropic over its stance on open-weights models, arguing that the company did more than merely avoid calling for a ban. The author says Anthropic’s statements about open models helping defenders more than attackers are misleading, and compares the debate to long-running arguments over encryption and open access.

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