Has Anthropic become the "liberal" chatbot, while OpenAI and Palantir go full MAGA? It's not that simple
Published
March 23, 2026 6:30AM (EDT)
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The biggest and most prominent companies in the highly competitive AI space are becoming increasingly politicized. Anthropic, the company behind the Claude chatbot, has been involved in a high-profile conflict with the Pentagon, while OpenAI and Palantir have seemingly become supportive of the Trump administration. But the motivations behind these maneuvers, industry analysts say, are not entirely clear.
