Anthropic allegedly lowered AI safeguards for big-spend contracts, former employee says
In a July 26th X thread, ex-Anthropic staffer Adi Baradwaj claims the company traded safety for revenue and notes that most black‑hat hackers use standard Claude Code subscriptions.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: X
Why it matters
If true, the trade‑off between safety and revenue could expose enterprise customers to higher risk of AI misuse and trigger regulatory scrutiny.
Claim from a former Anthropic employee
Former Anthropic engineer Adi Baradwaj posted a three‑tweet thread on X on July 26th, 2026, alleging that the AI startup "lowered safeguards in exchange for large committed‑spend contracts." Baradwaj wrote that he observed multiple instances where Anthropic reduced safety restrictions on its Claude models for customers who signed sizable usage agreements. The thread can be read in full here.…
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