Amodei stated, "It's like a mixture of true belief in the mission and belief in the upside of the equity. I think Anthropic has developed a reputation for doing what it says it will do."
"I've talked to plenty of people who got these offers at Anthropic and who just turned them down. Who wouldn't even talk to Mark Zuckerberg."
CEO Dario Amodei acknowledged in a Slack message that taking funding from Middle East leaders would line the pockets of 'dictators.' 'This is a real downside and I'm not thrilled about it,' Amodei wrote.