Amodei critics target Trump with hit piece before White House dinner
Por Maria Curi — Axios
Opponents of Anthropic’s Dario Amodei are circulating a highly negative brief about him to the White House ahead of a important dinner with President Trump, per an Axios review of the document.
Why it matters: No company wants to be on Trump’s bad side — and a Sunday night dinner between the president and Amodei could be what thaws relations after a year of tension.
Behind the scenes: The brief, which is not an internal White House document, casts Amodei as having “a long record of attacking Trump” and having “deep Democratic ties.”
- It notes the company’s falling out earlier this year with the Pentagon as a “clear example of Dario showing he doesn’t trust President Trump.”
- The brief is intended for Trump’s eyes and is likely to get in front of him, according to a source familiar with the internal workings of the White House. Its origin is unclear.
- It even reads in “Trump Talk,” a name the president gives to his style of posting: “Dario claimed that AI would eliminate half of all entry-level white collar jobs as soon as this year. WRONG!”
Between the lines: The brief’s creators are appealing to a president who prizes loyalty and puts a premium on praise.
- Amodei’s failure to communicate properly with the Trump administration has previously cost the company.
- Anthropic did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Yes, but: Trump has also been laser-focused on winning the AI race and Anthropic is one of the few companies on the frontier of the technology.
- Anthropic is also valued at hundreds of billions of dollars and has plans to go public soon, making it even harder for the White House to ignore.
- “The WH is trying to get everyone seated at the table,” one source told Axios.
The bottom line: Anthropic and the White House both have something to gain from Sunday night’s dinner, so long as Amodei’s critics don’t get there first.
Marc Caputo contributed to this story
Fonte: Axios
