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Anthropic Growth Surges as Claude Code Drives Revenue, Amodei Says It’s ‘Too Hard to Handle’
technology20 days ago

Anthropic Growth Surges as Claude Code Drives Revenue, Amodei Says It’s ‘Too Hard to Handle’

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said at the Code with Claude conference that the company posted about 80x year-over-year growth in revenue and usage in Q1, joking that such hyper-growth is 'too hard to handle.' The surge is powered by Claude Code and has stretched computing resources, underscored by a new 300-megawatt SpaceX data-center deal as Anthropic races to win over developers and enterprise buyers with coding-focused AI.

Trump dodges question on Anthropic White House meeting amid AI policy clash
artificial-intelligence1 month ago

Trump dodges question on Anthropic White House meeting amid AI policy clash

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei reportedly met with White House officials to discuss collaboration and safety around the company’s Mythos AI, signaling a potential shift in Washington’s approach toward Anthropic despite ongoing tensions. Trump, when asked about the White House meeting, replied with “Who?” and “I have no idea,” exemplifying the administration’s fraught stance with the AI firm. The piece situates the episode within broader AI-policy fights, including DoD-related disputes over Anthropic’s model usage and the uneasy balance between innovation and safety among U.S. tech leaders.

Anthropic Chief Walks Back Controversial Memo Targeting Trump Policy
technology2 months ago

Anthropic Chief Walks Back Controversial Memo Targeting Trump Policy

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei apologized for the tone of a leaked internal memo criticizing the Trump administration, calling the post outdated and not reflective of his current views or corporate stance, and saying the memo wasn’t leaked by the company. The Pentagon designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk, barring defense-contract work, while Amodei said the firm will challenge the decision in court and has been in talks with the DoD about narrowly tailored ways to support national security and ensure access to important tools for warfighters.

Anthropic chief apologizes after leaked memo as Pentagon labels supplier-risk
technology2 months ago

Anthropic chief apologizes after leaked memo as Pentagon labels supplier-risk

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei apologized for a leaked memo criticizing Trump, as the Pentagon formally designated the company a supply-chain risk; Anthropic plans to sue the designation, arguing it is narrow and limited to certain activities, while insisting Claude remains accessible to non-defense customers through Microsoft platforms and other partners.

Anthropic CEO warns AI’s ‘adolescence’ will test humanity, urges wealth taxes and a rethink of work
technology3 months ago

Anthropic CEO warns AI’s ‘adolescence’ will test humanity, urges wealth taxes and a rethink of work

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei argues in a lengthy essay that AI’s advancing power will test humanity and calls for remedies beyond safety, including a progressive wealth tax, philanthropy by tech leaders, and retooling workers rather than simply cutting jobs. He highlights Anthropic’s safety-focused “constitution” for Claude, urges enterprises to pursue innovation alongside cost savings, and outlines pathways for employee transitions, while advocating government intervention and billionaire philanthropy to mitigate economic disruption; he also notes forecasts of significant early-career job displacement and a near-term milestone for human-level AI.

Anthropic chief's near-term AI threat sparks debate over realism
technology3 months ago

Anthropic chief's near-term AI threat sparks debate over realism

This opinion piece critiques Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s 38-page warning about imminent self-improving AI, arguing his predictions verge on science-fiction doom and anthropomorphize current LLMs; it acknowledges calls for governance but emphasizes tackling real-world harms like layoffs and deepfake misuse, and questions whether near-term superintelligence is as imminent as suggested.

Anthropic Chief Warns Humanity May Not Be Ready for Superintelligent AI
artificial-intelligence4 months ago

Anthropic Chief Warns Humanity May Not Be Ready for Superintelligent AI

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns that as AI advances toward superintelligence, humanity may lack the maturity to manage the power, outlining existential and national-security risks in a lengthy essay and urging stronger safeguards and policy oversight even as Anthropic continues to develop Claude; he frames the risk with a 'country of geniuses' thought experiment to illustrate time-advantage dynamics and notes AI-enabled authoritarianism as a central concern.

AI Anxiety Grows as Veterans Fear Obsolescence in the AI Era
future-of-work4 months ago

AI Anxiety Grows as Veterans Fear Obsolescence in the AI Era

A Fortune/Conversation piece highlights widespread AI anxiety among veteran researchers, including Microsoft staff like Chris Brockett and Dario Amodei, who fear AI could eclipse their hard-won skills; economist David Autor counters that the future is a design problem and recommends deliberate investments and policies to help workers transition to higher-value tasks.