Over the last week, tensions between the Pentagon and artificial intelligence giant Anthropic have reached a boiling point.

India’s prime minister has put AI rivals Sam Altman and Dario Amodei in an awkward spotlight at a summit in New Delhi.

As the India AI Impact Summit 2026 opens, PM Modi outlines the country’s vision for responsible, inclusive artificial ...

The two executives, representing fiercely competing AI companies, appeared briefly puzzled before raising their hands to comply with the trend, drawing amused reactions online.

An awkward moment ensued at the India AI Summit stage this morning when the CEOs of rival AI firms OpenAI and Anthropic refused to hold hands for a group pic | Trending ...

Altman and Amodei, standing next to each other, contemplated for a few seconds whether they wanted to hold hands.

At the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei raised clenched fists instead of joining hands with PM Modi, turning a unity photo-op into a viral moment.

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei discusses the possibility of AI consciousness, revealing Claude AI's self-assessment of sentience probability.

Mrinank Sharma had joined Anthropic in 2023. There he led the Safeguards Research Team, which was formed in 2025. The team worked on lowering risks linked to advanced AI systems, including behavioural ...

However, the report noted that if the court rules in favour of the Indian firm, Anthropic may have to consider changing its name for operations in India.