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		kranke155 21 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sam Altman may control our future – can he be trus... Eventually something like what happened with the DOW might happen again (hope not) and the IPO will leave them beholden to shareholders. If the leadership doesn’t bend it might get replaced. It’s annoying. I think Claude is atm the best AI assistant, by far.

fwipsy 21 days ago [–]

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation. This protects them from legal pressure from shareholders. Doesn't really help with market pressure/value drift though.

freejazz 19 days ago | [–]

Yeah, and that's why they got of rid of their commitment to safety so they can stay cutting edge?

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