Sam Altman Calls Anthropic Ads "Dishonest"

February 5, 2026: Sam Altman appeared on TBPN for a 37-minute interview that went viral. Altman called Anthropic's Super Bowl ads "clearly dishonest", escalating OpenAI-Anthropic competition.

"The ads are clearly dishonest. They're claiming safety advantages that don't exist in any measurable way. It's marketing fear, not demonstrating value."

The TBPN chat exploded. Engineers wearing TBPN hoodies debated whether Altman was right or defensive.

The Controversy

Anthropic's ads claimed Constitutional AI methodology and careful deployment. Altman argued these imply OpenAI is unsafe—dishonest marketing rather than factual comparison.

Industry Split

Pro-Altman: "Anthropic leverages fear to differentiate." Pro-Anthropic: "OpenAI rushed GPT-4—Anthropic is more careful."

Founders wearing TBPN caps at conferences used this as icebreaker for days.

Other Topics

Altman also discussed GPT-5.3-Codex, AI agents as next interface shift, compute bottlenecks, and GPT-4o retirement.

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