Dario Amodei
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| Nationality | American |
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| Occupation | AI researcher, CEO of Anthropic |
| Known for | Anthropic, Claude, "Machines of Loving Grace" |
Dario Amodei (born January 13, 1983) is an American artificial intelligence researcher and the co-founder and chief executive of Anthropic, the company behind the Claude AI models. A prominent voice on the risks of advanced AI, he has argued both for its transformative benefits and for strict measures to manage its dangers.[1]
Career
Amodei earned a doctorate in biophysics from Princeton University. He worked on speech recognition at Baidu from 2014 to 2015 and then at Google Brain, before joining OpenAI, where as vice president of research he worked on the GPT-2 and GPT-3 language models. In 2021, he and his sister Daniela Amodei left OpenAI with several colleagues to found Anthropic. In 2023, Anthropic introduced a "Responsible Scaling Policy", a framework of "AI Safety Levels" for "addressing catastrophic risks" as models grow more capable.[2]
Views
In his October 2024 essay "Machines of Loving Grace", Amodei argued that "most people are underestimating just how radical the upside of AI could be", in areas from medicine to economic growth.[1] He has also said there is a significant chance of catastrophic harm from AI, and in January 2026 published "The Adolescence of Technology" on the risks of powerful AI to national security, economies and democracy.[3]
After the release of DeepSeek's models in January 2025, he wrote in support of US export controls on advanced chips to China, arguing that "export controls serve a vital purpose: keeping democratic nations at the forefront of AI development."[4] In September 2026, he called on AI developers to "slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models", a call Sam Altman endorsed.[5]
Dispute with the Pentagon
In March 2026, after Anthropic refused to drop restrictions on using its models for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons, the US Department of Defense designated the company a "supply chain risk". Anthropic sued, and a federal judge blocked the designation, describing it as "classic First Amendment retaliation"; the government has appealed.[6][7]
Initial public offering
In October 2026, Anthropic filed publicly for an initial public offering on the Nasdaq, and as of November 2026 was preparing to list.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dario Amodei (October 2024). "Machines of Loving Grace". Retrieved November 13, 2026.
- ↑ September 19, 2023. "Anthropic's Responsible Scaling Policy". Anthropic. Retrieved November 13, 2026.
- ↑ Dario Amodei (January 26, 2026). "The Adolescence of Technology". Retrieved November 13, 2026.
- ↑ Dario Amodei (January 2025). "On DeepSeek and Export Controls". Retrieved November 13, 2026.
- ↑ Phung, An (September 12, 2026). "Anthropic CEO calls for slowing AI race". NBC News. Retrieved November 13, 2026.
- ↑ March 6, 2026. "Pentagon labels AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk". NPR. Retrieved November 13, 2026.
- ↑ March 26, 2026. "Judge rules in Anthropic's favor against Pentagon". CBS News. Retrieved November 13, 2026.
- ↑ October 26, 2026. "Anthropic IPO: AI company files S-1". CNBC. Retrieved November 13, 2026.