At the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei opted out of a traditional hand-holding gesture, causing a buzz.
During a group photo with political and tech leaders on Thursday, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai, Altman and Amodei, who were keynote speakers at the event, chose to raise fists rather than hold hands.
Altman later told reporters, ” I didn’t know what was happening…I just wasn’t sure what we were supposed to be doing.”
The image of Altman and Amodei declining to hold hands quickly spread across social media with a lot of chatter on X.
Justine Moore, an investing partner at Andreesen Horowitz, commented, “When you’re forced to do a group project with your opp.”
Siddharth Bhatia, cofounder of AI startup Puch AI, posted, “When AGI? The day Dario and Sam hold hands.”
At the India AI Impact Summit, Altman said OpenAI sees India as a future AI leader, while Amodei emphasized that Anthropic views India as central to advancing responsible AI, balancing innovation with safety and long-term global impact.
Anthropic’s ‘Deceptive’ Super Bowl Ad Pays Off
The move comes in the backdrop of a heated rivalry between OpenAI and Anthropic. Earlier this month, Altman responded to Anthropic’s Super Bowl ad campaign, which criticized OpenAI’s decision to incorporate ads into its ChatGPT platform. The ad, which Altman called “deceptive,” suggested that companies might exploit users’ personal information for advertising purposes.
In a separate interview, Anthropic’s Chief Commercial Officer, Paul Smith, appeared to take a swipe at OpenAI, telling CNBC that they were not fighting another partner for “eyeballs” or ad revenue.
Following the Super Bowl ad, Anthropic saw a 6.5% increase in site visits and 11% jump in Daily Active Users post-game, according to data analyzed by BNP Paribas, reported CNBC.
OpenAI, Anthropic Eye IPOs
Interestingly, both OpenAI and Anthropic are gearing up for a potential IPO this year. Anthropic announced a $30 billion funding round earlier this month, which put its post-money valuation at $380 billion.
On Thursday, Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) entered the final stages of a $30 billion equity investment in OpenAI, replacing a previously speculated $100 billion infrastructure deal. The investment will give Nvidia a direct stake in OpenAI’s ongoing funding round, which values the company at a $730 billion pre-money valuation.
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