Why The Anthropic Cofounders Stood Up To Trump

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March 5, 2026

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Many billionaires, such as Jeff Bezos and Sam Altman, have fulfilled the wishes of President Donald Trump. Not Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, whose company refused to allow the Department of War unfettered access to its AI model Claude. Taking the moral high ground could come at a hefty price, but fans of the five-year-old company won’t be surprised by its stance. Here’s why.

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