'Straight up lies': Anthropic CEO attacks OpenAI's US military announcement in leaked memo — as new report suggests company is back in talks with Pentagon

• Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has sent out a lengthy internal memo
• It attacks OpenAI's messaging around its new Pentagon deal
• Anthropic and Claude may still be in talks with the US government

If you thought the debate around AI company dealings with the US military was going to simmer down, think again: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has rather candidly accused rival OpenAI of telling "straight up lies" about its agreements with the Pentagon.

Late last week, Anthropic stepped away from a new deal with US intelligence, citing safety concerns over the use of AI in mass surveillance (especially on domestic citizens) and fully autonomous weapons. In response, US officials and the President himself declared that Anthropic's AI bot Claude would no longer be used by government agencies.

OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman swiftly moved in, announcing their own deal with the US military that apparently had "more guardrails ...