Tesla CEO Elon Musk has now criticised rival AI company Anthropic whose recent AI updates triggered a nearly trillion-dollar selloff in enterprise software stocks and accused its models of being ‘misanthropic and evil’. The comments made by Musk came in response to Anthropic’s announcement on social media platform X (formerly known as twitter) that it has closed $30 billion funding round at the valuation of $380 billion. It is one of the largest private tech raises to date. “We’ve raised $30B in funding at a $380B post-money valuation. This investment will help us deepen our research, continue to innovate in products, and ensure we have the resources to power our infrastructure expansion as we make Claude available everywhere our customers are,” wrote Anthropic.In response to this post, Musk alleged that Anthropic’s AI systems exhibit racial and demographic bias. “Your AI hates Whites & Asians, especially Chinese, heterosexuals and men. This is misanthropic and evil. Fix it. Frankly, I don’t think there is anything you can do to escape the inevitable irony of Anthropic ending up being Misanthropic. You were doomed to this fate when you chose your name. The Name of the Wind,” wrote Musk.
Rivalry between Elon Musk and Anthropic
Anthropic, led by CEO Dario Amodei, is bets known for its Claude family of large language models. On the other hand, Elon Musk’s AI company xAI competes directly with Calude via its chatbot Grok. The rivalry between the two has intensified in the recent months, particularly after reports that Anthropic cut off xAI’s access to Claude models.Earlier also Musk has mocked Anthropic’s name, “Always worth remembering that fate loves irony. The most ironic outcome for a company named [Anthropic] would be that it is the most misanthropic!”
Anthropic faces ‘naming trouble’ in India
Anthropic is now facing legal trouble in India after a local software company claimed prior use of the name ‘Anthropic’. As reported by TechCrunch, Anthropic Software an Indian software company founded in 2017, filed a complaint in a commercial court in Karnataka in January this year arguing that the US-based AI firm’s expansion into India has caused customer confusion. The company is also seeking recognition of its prior use, relief to prevent further confusion and Rs 10 million ($110,000) in damages.Anthropic Software founder and director Mohammad Ayyaz Mulla told TechCrunch that litigation was not the company’s first choice but became necessary to protect identity. “As of now, I am exercising my legal right as it’s causing huge confusion to my customers,” he said, adding that coexistence would have been preferable if clarity could be achieved.
