Elon Musk Tags Anthropic ‘Misanthropic’, Says Its AI ‘Hates Whites & Asians’

New York: Elon Musk, who leads AI firm xAI, has taken a public swipe at AI startup Anthropic, just hours after the company announced a massive $30 billion funding round that pushed its valuation to $380 billion.

Posting on X on Thursday, Musk criticised modern AI systems and alleged bias in their behaviour. In his post, he wrote, “AI hates Whites & Asians, especially Chinese, heterosexuals and men,” and went on to call the direction of AI development “misanthropic and evil.” Musk also appeared to mock Anthropic by playing on its name, suggesting the company was headed toward irony and failure.

The comments came soon after Anthropic confirmed its latest fundraising, which more than doubled its valuation compared to its previous round. The startup said the new capital will be used to scale research, expand product development, and strengthen infrastructure supporting its Claude family of AI models.

Anthropic has emerged as one of the most influential players in advanced AI, with strong momentum in enterprise and developer adoption, particularly for its coding-focused tools such as Claude Code. The company is backed by major technology and investment firms, including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Nvidia.

So far, Anthropic has not issued any public response to Musk’s remarks. The exchange highlights growing tensions and sharp differences in philosophy among leading figures shaping the future of artificial intelligence. The debate has since expanded beyond industry voices, with the company later being flagged as a security risk by the Pentagon over its AI deployment policies.