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This makes it very clear: Hegseth and the Trump administration want killer robots and AI mass surveillance of Americans. Anthropic doesn't want this. Implication is that OpenAI, Google, and xAI are okay with it.

1.6K likes53 repliesPosted Feb 23, 2026

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BOMBSHELL: Sam Altman, Marc Andreessen & Joe Lonsdale's $125M SuperPAC has a simple strategy. Destroy *anyone* who tries to regulate AI. They want to make an example of AI safety advocates so brutal that no politician dares touch the issue again.

Read: we bribed Trump for $25M, publicly supported Anthropic while we were conspiring with Hegseth, signed a deal full of legalese about our fake red lines while giving the regime what it wants, and then we threw Anthropic under the bus again. Such a despicable company.

Sam Altman is such an incredible backstabber, liar and traitor. While your competitor is taking a heroic and principled stand, you swoop in to make your deal. Imagine working for this guy - is there a greater shame? This should lead to a mass exodus from OpenAI.

Anthropic has been absolutely heroic. Let's ALL switch to Claude today - not just because it's the best AI model (that the Pentagon WILL NOT have for mass surveillance + killer drones), but also because they are simply the good guys.

This is the most important thing happening in the world right now. The administration wants killer drones + mass surveillance of Americans. Anthropic refuses to build it. While most tech companies fall in line, they are prepared to pay the price for their principles.