Dario Amodei
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Dario Amodei is an American artificial intelligence researcher and entrepreneur who is the co-founder and CEO of Anthropic. He previously served as the vice president of research at OpenAI and is a prominent figure in the field of AI safety and large language model development.
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| Sep 28 | 1.27‰ | 9 |
| Sep 29 | 1.74‰ | 7 |
| Sep 30 | 2.16‰ | 5 |
| Oct 1 | 2.11‰ | 1 |
| Oct 2 | 2.46‰ | 4 |
| Oct 6 | 1.16‰ | 3 |
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Amodei’s AI slowdown proposal collides with politics, business and skepticism
Dario Amodei’s essay called for a global slowdown in AI, third-party audits and outside evaluators inside labs to monitor safety.[1][2][3]
On Pod Save America, Jon Favreau said Amodei argued that AI development could outpace humans’ ability to understand or control it, while Tommy Vietor questioned whether companies’ slowdown commitments were meaningful.[4][5]
Several shows connected Amodei’s safety position to politics: Anthropic sought more government oversight, while President Trump was described as opposing regulation or calling AI warnings a hoax.[6][7]
On Raging Moderates, Jessica Tarlov said Amodei appeared to have helped move Trump toward a regulatory framework after a private dinner, though she questioned what happened there.[8]
Other programs treated Amodei’s position more skeptically, arguing that AI leaders may be protecting their businesses and that safety claims deserve caution.[9][10][11]
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- 1.All the Wrong Moves: How America Made Trump · 221. Trump Just Gave Putin Exactly What He WantedKatty Kay · Sep 14 · Listen at 22:09 ↗
“around AI. So we spoke about this on the pod last week, all of the warning signs that were coming out of the AI industry saying, you know, this has to now have checks on it. We need to what's called pace the frontier, make sure this slows d”
- 2.Consider This from NPR · Some AI leaders want more safeguards. Is there political will to make that happen?John Ruetsch · Sep 14 · Listen at 2:47 ↗
“have been open letters and signature campaigns by AI scientists urging caution. Last week, there was a high profile case of an Anthropic employee quitting and then another saying there's a greater than 10 % chance of AI wiping us all out in”
- 3.Consider This from NPR · Some AI leaders want more safeguards. Is there political will to make that happen?Shannon Sands · Sep 14 · Listen at 8:41 ↗
“Yeah, I mean, Anthropic and OpenAI say they are already going to take some of those steps. Specifically, Amadei in his essay called for embedding outside evaluators in labs who can monitor safety. And he says Anthropic's going to do that. O”
- 4.Pod Save America · Artificial Intelligence, Actual IdiotsJon Favreau · Sep 15 · Listen at 4:51 ↗
“because humans could lose control of AI with catastrophic consequences. And the president, along with his rich tech buddies and the MAGA establishment, responded by saying, no thank you, full speed ahead. On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dario Am”
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