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@simonwillison.net

Under-reported details of the xAI/Anthropic Colossus data center deal: Anthropic get Colossus 1 but xAI keep using the larger Colossus 2, Colossus 1 has a REALLY bad environmental record, and xAI just shut down a bunch of older models on 2 weeks' notice simonwillison.net/2026/May/7/x...

simonwillison.netNotes on the xAI/Anthropic data center dealThere weren’t a lot of big new announcements from Anthropic at yesterday’s Code w/ Claude event, but the biggest by far was the deal they’ve struck with SpaceX/xAI to use …

@simonwillison.net

Oh, and Elon said "We reserve the right to reclaim the compute if their AI engages in actions that harm humanity."

7/5/26, 5:21 pm4 reposts51 likes

@chrisamico.bsky.social

I need more information on Elon Musk's definitions of "harm" and "humanity" before I take his word on this.

@simonwillison.net

Right.

@xovisnormis.chai.lat

Anthropic is safe then, just imagine Musk's rule for "harming humanity"

@simonwillison.net

Depends on how harmful he thinks an AI being "woke" is

@xovisnormis.chai.lat

💀

@juanmirod.bsky.social

Oh so we can be sure that, the moment Elon needs the datacenter back, he will claim that Claude is a woke, harmful AI.

derelict515.bsky.social

@derelict515.bsky.social

Killing 100,000s of poor kids: good for humanity Acknowledging Elon’s trans children: threat to our future