Dario takes it on the chin

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• Core argument: Dario Amodei’s credibility has taken a hit over perceived hypocrisy and tone-deafness, echoing the trust erosion Sam Altman has experienced — neither inspires confidence to steward high-stakes AI.
• Hypocrisy charge: Anthropic claims entitlement to train on all published works without author consent while opposing competitors distilling its own model outputs; quotes David Sacks calling it “breathtaking” hypocrisy.
• Cites the “rare books” story — Anthropic allegedly bulk-buying rare books and destructively scanning them for training data — alongside Amodei’s “tone-deaf and self-serving” statement opposing the industry’s broader move toward open-weight models.
• Distinguishes the two leaders’ failure modes: Altman’s is “dishonesty and lack of candor,” Amodei’s is “tone deafness and self-certainty” paired with self-serving argumentation.
• Practical takeaway: Marcus’s poll shows large majorities trust neither leader, raising the question of who should be entrusted with stewarding trillion-dollar, potentially transformative AI investment.