AI Industry & Drama — May 7, 2026

This Thursday morning, the AI industry is embroiled in dramatic court battles and experiencing explosive growth, with both The New York Times and The Business Times reporting that Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei, projects an astounding 80x growth for his company this year. This far exceeds their initial 10x target, driven by intense demand for their large language models like Claude. To handle this unprecedented surge, Anthropic, as confirmed by The Business Times and en.ain.ua, has secured a mas