Nadella criticizes Anthropic's Fable model for being 'editorially controlled'

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella criticized Anthropic's Fable model over its request policy, saying its editorial controls don't make sense. The remarks continue Nadella's public friction with AI labs Microsoft both partners with and competes against. Last month Nadella labeled AI labs 'hypocritical' for claiming fair-use training rights while restricting distillation. The escalating rivalry sharpens as Microsoft preps its sales team to compete harder against both Anthropic and OpenAI.

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