Elon Musk He had always been critical of AI company Anthropic, but this time he has given a completely opposite statement. The veteran billionaire has called Anthropic the king of the AI world. Earlier in the months of January, February and March, Musk had continuously criticized Anthropic, calling him a thief and a hypocrite.
What did Musk say on Anthropic?
In a post on social media platform X, Musk clearly admitted that he was completely wrong about Anthropic. Referring to Anthropic’s new models, Musk wrote that he is currently the leader in the AI field. No company has released a model as good as the Mythos/Fable and there is no doubt that they will release a ‘Mythos 2’ soon.
Was there a change in behavior after the deal?
Has this change in Elon Musk’s behavior come after a deal? According to a Business Insider report, a deal was signed between Anthropic and SpaceX in May. Under this, Anthropic will get computer power from SpaceX’s Colossus 1 data center. According to Anthropic, the deal will give them access to more than 300 MW of capacity or more than 2,20,000 Nvidia GPUs.
According to the report, Anthropic has agreed to pay approximately $ 1.25 billion every month for this computer power till May 2029.
Musk never said anything good about Anthropic
- Elon Musk’s words regarding Anthropic have always been bitter.
- In January 2026: Elon Musk jokingly said that the future of anthropic is to be only against humans.
- In February 2026: Musk accused Anthropic of massive data theft and called it arrogant and hypocritical.
- in March 2026 Elon Musk asked if there is any company more hypocritical than Anthropic? Musk had called Anthropic’s AI models inclined towards the left-wing.
- In September last year, Musk had told Anthropic that winning was never in his control. (ref.)
this is not my style
Now Elon Musk is saying he was wrong about Anthropic. Musk says that despite being a competitor, he will never stop them in a way that will cause huge loss to them. This is not my style.
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