When Dario Amodei left OpenAI in 2020, chief executive Sam Altman wished him well, anticipating that the project Amodei, his sister Daniela and other departees were planning would probably focus “l(fā)ess on product development and more on research”.
“We look forward to a collaborative relationship with them for years to come,” Altman wrote in a blog.
Instead, Amodei has become the sharpest thorn in Altman’s side. Anthropic, the artificial intelligence start-up he co-founded, will end the year with around $10bn in annualised revenue and is growing fast. It is in talks to raise funds at a valuation of over $300bn and is now laying the groundwork for a blockbuster initial public offering.