Blender change the Anthropic AI funding deal, with discussions planned for AI Policies
>After quite a lot of backlash following the Blender announcement that Anthropic would become a Corporate Sponsor, the Blender Foundation released a statement from Francesco Siddi, the Chairman of the Blender Foundation.
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>Siddi explains that Anthropic will no longer become a full sponsor, instead the funding will be given to the Blender Foundation as a plain single donation all at once. So Blender will still receive a funding boost, without Anthropic's name being attached to them in any way it seems. They said that "Anthropic has been informed and supports this decision" noting that "Like all Blender donations, it will be spent on core activities for the Blender project, supporting human-driven development, art, and creativity".
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>Siddi explains that Anthropic will no longer become a full sponsor, instead the funding will be given to the Blender Foundation as a plain single donation all at once. So Blender will still receive a funding boost, without Anthropic's name being attached to them in any way it seems. They said that "Anthropic has been informed and supports this decision" noting that "Like all Blender donations, it will be spent on core activities for the Blender project, supporting human-driven development, art, and creativity".