LeCun Shares Critique of Anthropic's Regulatory Stance, Accusing Regulatory Capture
ylecun · x · 2026-08-16
LeCun retweeted Brian Roemmele's post criticizing Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's comments on AI regulation. Roemmele argues Amodei's response is 'having it both ways,' claiming his regulatory proposals are designed to protect Anthropic's closed frontier position rather than distribute power. Amodei had responded that the 'concentrate via regulation or distribute widely' framing is a false choice, and that regulation can constrain corporate power. LeCun's retweet signals support for the criticism.
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