Exclusive | Anthropic president takes aim at OpenAI over Pentagon deal, questions rivals motives

Anthropic President Daniela Amodei questioned whether rival OpenAI’s decision to strike a deal with the Pentagon after her company refused to budge on military AI restrictions was a “really principled stand” or an “opportunistic moment,” according to an exclusive interview excerpt obtained by The Post.Amodei made the pointed remarks during a joint interview with her brother, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, conducted by biographer Walter Isaacson for his podcast “The Builders.”The interview is scheduled to air Tuesday.“Was this a really principled stand that another technology company took based on their own ethics, or was this an opportunistic moment?” Daniela asked when Isaacson pressed the siblings about OpenAI stepping in after Anthropic’s bitter showdown with the Trump administration.The comments marked a fresh jab at OpenAI amid an escalating rivalry between two of Silicon Valley’s biggest artificial intelligence companies.“Our view is, look, we can’t control any other companies, and the only thing that we can do is take a principled stand on the areas that felt ethically correct to us,” Daniela said.She acknowledged that other companies could reasonably disagree with Anthropic’s restrictions, including whether they should have been stricter or more permissive.The remarks come as Anthropic prepares for a blockbuster initial public offering, filing paperwork Monday to list its shares on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “ANT,” according to Wired.The Claude chatbot maker disclosed revenue of more than $16 billion and a net loss of $80.7 million in the first half of 2026, compared with a $13 billion loss during the same period last year, the outlet reported.Its prospectus also flagged the company’s bruising confrontation with the Trump administration as a business risk, warning that ongoing litigation could undermine sales to government agencies and federal contractors.The dispute erupted in February when Anthropic refused to aband...