Elon Musk has acknowledged Anthropic as the current leader in the AI industry, admitting he previously underestimated the company. In a post on the X platform, Musk praised Anthropic's AI models, Mythos and Fable, as unmatched in the field and noted the upcoming launch of Mythos 2. Despite being a competitor, Musk emphasized his commitment to fair competition, referencing Tesla's open-source patents and SpaceX's fair business practices as examples.