Anthropic CEO apologizes for leaked memo calling OpenAI staff ‘gullible’ as company confirms supply chain risk designation

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has confirmed that the company has officially received a supply chain risk (SCR) designation from the Department of War. Amodei also walked back a leaked internal memo in which he called OpenAI staff “gullible” and its supporters “Twitter morons.”

Anthropic’s confirmation that it has been formally notified of the supply chain risk designation came after a week of uncertainty following a breakdown in contract negotiations between the company and the Pentagon.