Altman and Amodei share a moment of awkwardness at India’s big AI summit
OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei refused to join hands on stage, highlighting their public feud.
Deep Dive
At India's AI Impact Summit, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei declined to join hands with other executives during a show of solidarity, visually underscoring their intense rivalry. This follows months of public sparring over ads and ethics. Both companies announced major India expansions: OpenAI is opening two offices and partnering with TCS, while Anthropic opened an office and teamed with Infosys for AI tool deployment.
Why It Matters
The public tension between AI's top leaders signals a fragmented industry approach to global governance and market expansion.