Audit claim accuses Anthropic of 'regulatory capture machine' via $7B stock ties to METR
markjeffrey · x · 2026-09-16
A viral post by @kevinnbass claims a financial audit of Anthropic reveals a "regulatory capture machine that cannot be turned off." The core argument: METR, proposed by Dario Amodei as the third-party evaluator of Anthropic's model risks, is financially dependent on Anthropic's success — specifically over $7 billion in Anthropic stock whose value depends on continued explosive growth — creating structural incentives the "Anthropic Network" can't turn off. The claims are unverified; the retweeting comment quips that the "AI con artists" are being exposed.
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