KOL Picks OpenAI Over Anthropic, Citing Altman's 'Honest Sociopathy'
eigenrobot · x · 2026-09-16
X user eigenrobot posted that he is "basically cheering on OpenAI," saying he appreciates Sam Altman's "honest sociopathy and will to power" and prefers it to what he calls the Anthropic program for "enriching Berkeley cultists." It is a classic culture-war-style take on the differing styles of the two frontier labs, reflecting how some in the AI community frame the OpenAI vs. Anthropic divide.
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