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Google and Anthropic approach LLMs differently

The very different cultures of OpenAI's two most important rivals.

Timothy B. Lee
Dec 04, 2025
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This post originally appeared in Understanding AI.

“If Google is run by engineers and Anthropic is run by philosophers, OpenAI seems to be run by product managers.”

On Monday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dec…

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