Even if you don’t care about the copyrights of authors, this company is constantly advertising to your boss how they can save money by firing you and giving the salary they would have paid you to them. And you’re on their side?
Anthropic is scum. Regardless of how many dipshit “marketers” they deploy here and elsewhere, never support them—because the only reward you get as a developer if they win is your job being eliminated.
I know some software developers have deluded themselves into thinking they’re different from the working class. You’re not. Anthropic and others like them would gladly be fine with former developers scavenging in city dumpsters if it meant their shitty, stolen product achieved product–market fit.
xvector•1h ago
Realistically, they can never meet your bar no matter what because you have decided "they are scum". You hold this view despite never actually talking with anyone at Anthropic or engaging their views in good faith.
To answer your question directly: Staking your existence on your principles against a vindictive government is a much bigger deal than pirating some books.