Anthropic President Daniela Amodei: 'We must embrace both the positive side and the dark side of AI'

"Anthropic was founded on this belief that AI has great promise but also great risks," said Daniela Amodei by way of introduction. On July 1, the president of the American AI start-up, valued at $965 billion, was in London to visit new offices that are set to accommodate up to 800 employees, compared to 200 today. Overnight, the White House lifted restrictions imposed (for cybersecurity reasons) on its latest model, Fable 5, which Anthropic had been required to make inaccessible to foreign users.

"AI is becoming a geopolitical issue. It's not just the province of business anymore," said the sister of Dario Amodei, the highly visible CEO of Anthropic, whom she describes as "a one-of-a-kind technical visionary." Anthropic is trying to set itself apart from other tech players: "We are a public benefit company," an American legal status that "legally binds us to balance the benefit of everybody against our commercial interests," said Amodei, who defines her role as managing the practical, financial and organizational aspects.

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