IN A NUTSHELL: There are a few ways to improve your relationship with the White House. It seems one of them is to stop sending your CEO into talks when at least one official considers him a "weirdo."
Anthropic's negotiations with the Trump administration over the sudden Fable 5 and Mythos 5 ban are reportedly improving after CEO Dario Amodei stopped taking part directly.
According to Wired, the company is now being represented in key discussions by co-founder Tom Brown and head of public policy Sarah Heck. Amodei is still the company's CEO, of course, but he appears to have been benched for the talks that matter most.
"Tom Brown is not being a weirdo like Dario and can actually engage," one person familiar with the calls told the publication.
Sources said Amodei had been difficult to talk to and didn't listen to the administration's concerns. It's also claimed that Amodei had a tendency to rant and could struggle to control his emotions.
