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OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs highlighted their rivalry by refusing to hold hands at the India AI Summit, reflecting differing AI safety and commercialization philosophies.
- Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic respectively, chose not to hold hands at an AI summit in India, highlighting their rivalry.
- The two companies have differing philosophies, with OpenAI focusing on iterative deployment and Anthropic prioritizing safety research and an internal code of ethics.
- Anthropic launched an ad campaign mocking OpenAI for incorporating advertisements into ChatGPT's free tier to offset costs.
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Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, CEOs of rivals OpenAI and Anthropic, refused to hold hands at an AI summit in India. The two tech chiefs were positioned next to each other in a lineup of business and political leaders, and instead stood with their hands in the air and avoided eye contact.
OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs refuse to hold hands at India AI Summit
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei visibly declined to hold hands during a group photo at the India AI Impact Summit on Thursday (February 19), even as other leaders on stage linked arms for the ceremonial shot.
The fourth day of the AI Impact Summit saw a rift between two tech leaders on stage. While the two haven't held hands here, they once worked together. Dario Amodei was once part of OpenAI's core team and worked with Altman, but due to ideological differences, he left OpenAI to found an AI company called Anthropic.
AI’s top leaders got corralled into holding hands. It made for a photo op for the ages.
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei’s hands did not make contact, and the internet noticed. Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images Sam Altman and Dario Amodei’s awkward moment at the India AI Summit went viral. The two AI leaders — and former colleagues — raised their arms but did not hold hands. Tech leaders, including Sundar Pichai, gathered onstage with Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The world’s biggest AI leaders gathered in New Delhi this week, prepare…
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