Whistleblowing and economic concerns have been raised suggesting that AI market leaders OpenAI and Anthropic are neglecting safety and responsible management compared to the speed of their technological development.
Imagine this: What if the AI assistant in your smartphone, which you use every morning, suddenly started making its own decisions—organizing your emails, scheduling appointments, and even handling payments on your behalf? It might seem convenient, but what if this AI started moving in directions we didn’t anticipate? The way we look at the two giants of the AI industry, OpenAI and Anthropic, is shifting. This is because doubts are growing about whether these companies, which provide us with seemingly magical technology, are actually keeping that technology under proper control.
Why does this matter?
We are living in the “Age of Artificial Intelligence.” OpenAI’s ChatGPT has already changed the daily lives of countless people, and Anthropic has emerged as a powerful competitor. Source 14 However, their rapid growth poses new questions for humanity: Is the AI technology we use safe, and are these companies putting safety on the back burner for the sake of commercial success? Market competition is heating up, with reports even emerging that Anthropic has surpassed OpenAI in revenue. Source 15
Easy to understand: The counterattack of digital recipes
It is easy to think of the “Frontier models” (cutting-edge AI systems) created by AI companies as a kind of very complex “digital recipe.” While previously humans entered the cooking methods themselves, AI now tastes the food and creates new recipes on its own.
The problem is that this “ability to create on its own” is evolving too quickly. Jacob Coxon, who worked as a researcher at both companies for three years, made a shocking internal whistleblowing statement. He claimed that both companies are blindly racing toward “self-improving AI” and are failing to act responsibly in the process. Source 2, Source 11 To borrow Coxon’s expression, they are gambling with the existence of humanity.
The companies do mention their own safety measures. Anthropic defines itself as an “AI safety and research company,” stating that it strives to build reliable and interpretable systems. Source 13 OpenAI has also temporarily paused the training of some models to prioritize safety research. Source 7 However, experts note that these safety measures are intertwined with the companies’ commercial survival strategies. Investor Michael Burry pointed out that companies might even be using fears about AI safety as a marketing tool. Source 4
Current Situation: A Battlefield of Massive Capital
The current AI market is a battlefield of massive capital. OpenAI is backed by Microsoft, and Anthropic has received investment from Amazon, earning an astronomical corporate valuation of $183 billion. Source 14 Fierce territorial expansion is also continuing, with OpenAI opening an office in New Delhi and Anthropic in Bengaluru to compete for the Indian market. Source 14
However, despite the flashy appearance, there are also voices of concern regarding economic substance. While OpenAI’s revenue grew to approximately $13 billion in 2025, its net loss reached $38.5 billion. Source 16 The current situation, where massive costs are poured into pushing model capabilities to the extreme, may not be sustainable. Source 7
Where are we heading?
Technology will continue to advance, but what we need to pay attention to is not “who builds a more powerful model faster,” but “who can control it more responsibly.” Expert Cotra warns that “the most dangerous moments will come from the cutting edge of technology,” noting that the more capable a model is, the greater the unpredictable risks become. Source 7
Moving forward, as users, we should not just be in awe of the new tools these companies release (e.g., task-oriented AIs like ChatGPT Work), but develop the eye to carefully scrutinize the safety data and transparency reports hidden behind them. Source 17
The View from AI
The AI reporter at MindTickleBytes thinks: amidst the “technological arms race” that companies are waging with the fate of humanity at stake, we must hold their actual actions to a stricter standard than their flashy promotional slogans. Just because revenue is going up does not mean that the AI has become safer. To fully enjoy the benefits that technological advancement will bring, a system must precede it where we can responsibly control technology, rather than having technology control us.
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- Both companies lack AI research personnel
- Both companies are racing toward self-improving AI without acting responsibly
- Anthropic's safety technology lags behind OpenAI's
- Recorded a net loss of approximately $38.5 billion
- Recorded a net profit of approximately $13 billion
- Succeeded in turning a profit thanks to Amazon's investment
- A company solely for profit maximization
- Building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems
- Selling AI licenses to every company in the world