Anthropic employee gifts an AI influencer 6 months of the 20x Max plan
scaling01 · x · 2026-09-11
AI commentator scaling01 disclosed that an Anthropic employee personally gifted him six months of the 20x Max plan, with no strings attached. He says it won't change how he praises or criticizes companies and models. Employee-funded gifted subscriptions like this are unusual in lab-influencer relations, raising questions about independence norms.
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