NYT: Dario called Thiel "morally worthy of condemnation" at OpenAI in 2016, yet Anthropic later took Founders Fund money
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-11-08
According to the NYT, Dario Amodei said while at OpenAI in 2016 that Peter Thiel was "morally worthy of condemnation" for supporting Donald Trump and that OpenAI should refuse his money. Anthropic later accepted investment from Thiel's Founders Fund — a notable about-face.
Related event: NYT Deep Dive Profiles Dario Amodei Ahead of Anthropic's IPO(5 posts)→
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