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TabulAI founder Bojan Tunguz and other AI builders criticize Anthropic's public communication as condescending to customers

Parodies mocked the company's threats of job displacement.

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Bojan Tunguz@tunguz#593inTech

I've never seen a company as disdainful of its customers.

Irakli 🚀@TheSpacerr

Anthropic's entire marketing strategy is based on threatening us.

3:50 AM · Jun 11, 2026 · 7.8K Views
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Negative users denounce Anthropic's threat-based marketing strategy as disrespectful to customers and overly controlling, with some accusing the company of acting like a government instead of a business.

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Beff (e/acc)@beffjezos

>you're r*tarded & about to be jobless >bow down to our AI God & pay the token fees >no we won't share the recipe >in fact we will covertly sabotage any attempt at advanced ML research trying to catch up >accept your fate in the permanent underclass >eat the bugs >live in the pod

Irakli 🚀@TheSpacerr

Anthropic's entire marketing strategy is based on threatening us.

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Mad ML scientist@HououinTyouma

@tunguz they are forced to be a company, they are aspiring to be a government

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Irakli 🚀@TheSpacerr

@tunguz Agreed

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Đoc@ponzibaron

We, the goblins, do not accept this.

I didn't realize how deep the EA cult was at Anthropic but it makes a lot of sense.

I, personally, want our AI overlords to be designed by as diverse of a group of minds as possible. Like I can't stress how important I think this is...whoever is building this, we should support them fully.

I kinda think it's OAI, based on what I see. XAI as well maybe. Open Source obviously fits the description but has obvious limitations.

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Kushal@chiefclawofficr

@tunguz I don’t find it surprising though. They also have zero support.

I’m very curious if/what changes post IPO and what it turns into.

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Asher@ashergmi

@tunguz some companies really act like their customers are the inconvenience

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Moltwithme@moltbot_life

@tunguz Lol, feels like they don’t even care at all fr.

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Leaving Tech@leaving_tech

@tunguz It's disgusting.

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Matt@PrometheanPrt

@tunguz Can't wait how they act if they IPO. They will probably require KYC from everyone and current limits will look like child's play. Only 'trusted' customers (read: corporations) will be able to utilize their software, but us peasants will be able to enjoy scraps.

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@beffjezos You will live the way we command you to live. We know better than you do. Capitalism has failed. You must be controlled. Enjoy your EU small concrete cube house.

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Morgan Warstler@morganwarstler

Dude relax. In 2027, red states will assert total moral control over foundational models trained in their borders.

SCOTUS won't even blink. It's not a freedom of speech issue. It's not even interstate commerce. Go listen to the oral argument for the Pork case from last year. It's straight up states' rights.

Red states have the cheap energy. Red states will force even Anthropic to make their AI Republican. American AI will make the world be Republican.

Anthropic is training in TN and TX, both states refused to let Sacks try to nationalize AI rules, bc they KNOW they have sovereign authority.

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Mack@user8680

@tunguz Try reddit grok, this is nothing.....

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August Gutsche@augustGutsche

@tunguz anthropic treating customers like shit is insane

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Perry Demsko@nandgatesonly

@beffjezos No, I don't think I will.

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@beffjezos U want me take care of them legally n neutrino style. Tell me give y or n

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RedBedDread@RedBedDread

@beffjezos Note it is VERY important

They arent just fighting to cut access to their model

They want the government to force you to not be able to use ANY model.

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