I am confidentially not joining Anthropic
5:59 PM · Jun 8, 2026 · 61.5K Views
AI2's Nathan Lambert jokes about "confidentially" not joining Anthropic to parody AI hiring announcements
The post mocks secretive hiring practices at major AI labs.
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Many users voiced support and gratitude for the AI researcher staying open source after ruling out an Anthropic role, while some expressed disappointment.
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jason@jxnlco
@natolambert y tho
Nathan Lambert@natolambert
I am confidentially not joining Anthropic
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Nathan Lambert@natolambert
proudly*
Nathan Lambert@natolambert
I am confidentially not joining Anthropic
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Nathan Lambert@natolambert
@bigeagle_xd open still needs help, i'm not done yet
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David@DavidSHolz
@natolambert noooooo
Nathan Lambert@natolambert
I am confidentially not joining Anthropic
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afra wang@afrazhaowang
@natolambert big if true
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熊师傅 weight decay 了吗@bigeagle_xd
@natolambert why not?
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Amin Karbasi@aminkarbasi
@natolambert Confidently or confidentially?
Nathan Lambert@natolambert
I am confidentially not joining Anthropic
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samsja@samsja19
@natolambert @bigeagle_xd 🫡
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Armin Parchami@ArminPCM
@natolambert Saying that before signing the NDA? 😅
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Drew Breunig@dbreunig
@natolambert Please stay open, Nate.
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Velon@velonxbt
@natolambert confidentially not joining is a whole mood by itself
whats the real reason though?
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RTK@RiverKhan
@natolambert prove it
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Anish Bhanushali@anish_9207
@natolambert Nvidia it is then....
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T Ay.@ayedtay
@natolambert Wanna join this top secret project
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Ian@dumbfook
@natolambert @bigeagle_xd 🫡
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nisten🇨🇦e/acc@nisten
@jxnlco @natolambert I'm guessing he likes on opensource models
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Adrian Scott | A.I. + Business Upscaling@adrianscottcom
@natolambert could be a psy op
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Nick@NickFlows
@natolambert So, a competitor? Or a new lab?
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yang yang@yangyang1056945
@natolambert unless
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Jun Keun Yi@yijunkeun
@natolambert Open source still has a ways to go, would love to see what you’re up to and thank you for staying with us 😆 !!!
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