Anthropic CEO apologizes for lashing out at Trump but hes still gearing up for court battle with Pentagon
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has apologized for bashing the Trump administration in an explosive letter to staffers — even as he gears up to take the Pentagon to court over its blacklisting of his AI firm.The exec said he’s sorry for “the tone” of a 1,600-word internal missive that accused the Department of War of targeting Anthropic for not giving “dictator-style praise to Trump.”“I also want to apologize directly for a post internal to the company that was leaked to the press yesterday,” Amodei wrote in a note published on his company’s website Thursday.“Anthropic did not leak this post nor direct anyone else to do so — it is not in our interest to escalate this situation.”He went on to note his inflammatory comments came hours after Trump blasted Anthropic staff as “Leftwing nut jobs” and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on X he would designate Anthropic a “supply-chain risk.”“It was a difficult day for the company, and I apologize for the tone of the post,” Amodei wrote.
“It does not reflect my careful or considered views.”The Pentagon pointed The Post to a tweet from Under Secretary of War Emil Michael, who wrote Thursday: “I want to end all speculation: there is no active @DeptofWar negotiation with @AnthropicAI.”“President Trump will never allow a radical left, woke company to jeopardize our national security by dictating how the greatest and most powerful military in the world operates,” White House spokesperson Liz Huston told The Post. “The President and Secretary of War are ensuring America’s courageous warfighters have the appropriate tools they need to be successful and will guarantee that they are never held hostage by the ideological whims of any Big Tech leaders.”The Pentagon on Thursday reportedly told Anthropic about its pariah status, which bars the government from doing business with the AI company.The designation – which was previously reserved for foreign firms like Chinese tech giant Hu...