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This Business Insider article chronicles the timeline of the rivalry between Anthropic and OpenAI, tracing the split of key figures like Dario Amodei from OpenAI to found Anthropic, and the subsequent competitive dynamics between the two leading AI safety-focused labs. It documents key milestones, product launches, and organizational developments that shaped the current AI landscape.
Key Points
- •Dario Amodei and other OpenAI researchers departed to found Anthropic, citing concerns about AI safety and organizational direction.
- •The two organizations have developed competing large language models (Claude vs. GPT series) while both claiming AI safety as a core mission.
- •The rivalry highlights tensions between commercial pressures and safety-focused research cultures within frontier AI development.
- •Key funding rounds, product releases, and strategic partnerships mark the competitive escalation between the two labs.
- •The split illustrates broader governance and alignment debates about how best to develop powerful AI responsibly.
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From a tense corporate split to a viral photo: A timeline of Anthropic and OpenAI's budding rivalry
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The feud between OpenAI Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei started long before the viral photo of them refusing to join hands in unity.
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2026-02-20T09:59:01.221Z
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Sam Altman and Dario Amodei went viral for refusing to join together in a sign of unity.
Once colleagues, the two AI CEOs have helped nurse their companies' rivalry.
Here's how OpenAI and Anthropic finally reached this point.
If you want to know one of the biggest rivalries in AI, just ask for a show of hands.
On Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei provided what is sure to become an iconic image of their feud. The pair went viral for refusing to join hands as the rest of the world's tech leaders gathered for a moment of unity, sparked by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Here's a timeline of how Altman and Amodei went from colleagues to becoming the face of AI's Cold War.
July 2015: Decisions happened over dinner
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are seen on stage together in 2015. While the pair later had their own falling-out, both were instrumental in the creation of OpenAI.
Michael Kovac/Getty Images
In July 2015, Tesla CEO Elon Musk , Altman, and a group of elite AI res
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