Anthropic defends skipping the open-weights pact as open models threaten its token revenue
EverydayAI_ · x · 2026-07-28
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a defense of the company’s decision not to fully back the open-weights / open-source model pact that many major AI labs signed.
The post argues that the real backdrop is commercial: Anthropic reportedly gets about 80% of its revenue from businesses paying per token, and free Chinese open models threaten that revenue stream just as the company is heading toward an IPO. The discussion frames the response as aimed more at Washington policymakers than at the broader AI community.
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