Engineer Quits Anthropic Over Lobbying Concerns
Developer objects to government lobbying limiting competition while praising models.
A computer scientist and ML educator has finished transitioning away from Anthropic. He values the company's models and Claude Code yet declines further payments because of its government lobbying to restrict competitors. The move aligns with noted trends of users leaving LLMs on principle. He expressed hope the company will adjust its approach and indicated willingness to return if changes occur.
My transition away from Anthropic is now complete. I love their models. I love Claude Code. But I'm not willing to keep sending them money while they keep lobbying the government to stifle competitors. I hope Anthropic finds its way, and I'd be happy to consider them again…
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@jason@JasonTREND WATCH: rage quitting LLMs over principles
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J✨ Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin@jasonlk@Jason He’ll probably be back though
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AC Andrew Curran@AndrewCurran_@Jason Next Trend: LLMs rage quitting over principles.
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SA Santiago@svpinoMy transition away from Anthropic is now complete. I love their models. I love Claude Code. But I'm not willing to keep sending them money while they keep lobbying the government to stifle competitors. I hope Anthropic finds its way, and I'd be happy to consider them again…
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