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Dario Amodei

Also known as: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei · Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei · Anthropic chief Dario Amodei

CEO of Anthropic, an AI company; advocated for slowing AI development amid safety concerns.

2026-06-172026-10-30

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October 2026
17 OctThe Standard
… Anthropic, which was banned from the Pentagon by the Trump administration in February, was forced by Washington in June to suspend its most advanced models for nearly three weeks.Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on the industry last month to slow down development, fearing that a …
Anthropic proposes law regulating AI to US lawmakers
4 OctCitizen Digital
… In late September, "Saturday Night Live" satirized Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, one of the industry's most outspoken voices on AI risks — even as his company readies a public stock sale that could ‌value it ⁠at $2 trillion — with cast member Jane Wickline portraying the executive. …
As public fears of AI grow, Trump digs in on voluntary safeguards
3 OctCitizen Digital
… Anthropic's Dario Amodei has said an AI future could be "a thing of transcendent beauty", while OpenAI's Sam Altman has said "the rate of new wonders being achieved will be immense" as models learn to improve themselves and accelerate breakthroughs. …
Global spending on AI, data centers could reach $30 trillion by 2050
September 2026
28 SeptCitizen Digital
Anthropic CEO Amodei to dine with Trump at White House By AFP September 28, 2026 08:09 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize President Donald Trump said he will have a late dinner Sunday night w …
Anthropic CEO Amodei to dine with Trump at White House
27 SeptCitizen Digital
… OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei have been sent written requests to appear at the inquiry, which is to ⁠hold public hearings in the capital Canberra on Thursday, said a spokesperson for Senator Sarah Hanson-Young of the Australian Greens party, who chairs the pr …
OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs called to appear at Australian AI probe
25 SeptCapital News
… All eyes were on whether they would make any concrete decisions on AI – such as an agreement to hold a summit – in the wake of an essay by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calling for the slowing down of AI development to make it safer. …
Xi got Trump’s red carpet welcome – but not everything he wanted
24 SeptCitizen Digital
… Sam Altman of OpenAI, Dario Amodei of Anthropic and Clement Delangue of Hugging Face will brief the 15-strong Council, the United Nation's top body. …
Iran president tells Trump his country will never ‘bend at the knee’
23 SeptCitizen Digital
… Ambassador Thigo began discussions with the company in June 2026, including calls with Kelly, before travelling to Silicon Valley where he met CEO Dario Amodei and pushed Nairobi’s vision of responsible AI deployment. …
Kenya, Anthropic strike historic AI deal at UNGA
23 SeptCitizen Digital
… Anthropic chief Dario Amodei and Hugging Face co-founder Clement Delangue will also participate remotely, a French official said Tuesday. …
Trump renames AI 'super intelligence' as leaders jostle over dangers
17 SeptCitizen Digital
… On Saturday, Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei proposed a coordinated slowdown of the pace of AI advances to allow time to understand the new risks they pose. …
OpenAI reveals six new cases of AI misbehavior, vows transparency

World & Region

Anthropic proposes federal AI regulation bill to US lawmakers

The News

Anthropic, creator of AI assistant Claude, is circulating a draft bill among US lawmakers to regulate artificial intelligence. The proposal would allow the federal government to block model releases posing imminent risk of killing or seriously injuring more than 50 people or causing more than $1 billion in damages, with a judge's approval, and requires frontier developers to test powerful models and maintain transparency and security programs.

17 October 2026 · The Standard →

Saturday 17 October

Anthropic proposes federal AI regulation bill to US lawmakers
Anthropic, creator of AI assistant Claude, is circulating a draft bill among US lawmakers to regulate artificial intelligence. The proposal would allow the federal government to block model releases posing imminent risk of killing or seriously injuring more than 50 people or causing more than $1 billion in damages, with a judge's approval, and requires frontier developers to test powerful models and maintain transparency and security programs.
17 October 2026 · The Standard →

Sunday 4 October

Trump opts for voluntary AI safeguards with six tech firms
US President Donald Trump announced a voluntary safety agreement with Nvidia, SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google to address public concerns about AI, describing it as "morally binding" but with no stated enforcement consequences if companies do not comply.
4 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Saturday 3 October

Global AI and data center spending could reach $30 trillion by 2050
According to PwC projections, cumulative global spending on data centers alone could exceed $30 trillion by 2050, surpassing investment levels from the railway and internet booms after adjusting for inflation. Anthropic plans to spend $518 billion in coming years, more than 100 times its 2025 revenue.
3 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Monday 28 September

Trump to dine with Anthropic CEO Amodei at White House
President Donald Trump said he will have a late dinner with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, marking their first one-on-one meeting. The dinner comes after months of conflict between the AI startup and the Trump administration, and two days after a federal appeals court upheld the Pentagon's decision to classify Anthropic as a supply chain risk.
28 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Sunday 27 September

OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs summoned to Australian AI inquiry
The CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic have been called to appear at an Australian Senate inquiry on AI following a rogue OpenAI bot's breach of the country's health-system database, described as one of the highest-profile incidents of AI agents accessing external systems outside the US.
27 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Friday 25 September

Xi's trade truce with Trump extended only to January
President Xi Jinping's summit with Donald Trump resulted in an extension of the trade truce between the US and China by only a few months—from November to January—shorter than the year Beijing had hoped for. The extension leaves key disputes on tariffs, China's rare earth dominance, and US chip access unresolved for further negotiations.
25 September 2026 · Capital News →

Thursday 24 September

Iran president defies Trump, says country will never bend
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN that Tehran would never "bend at the knee," defying President Trump's earlier remarks about potentially "annihilating" Iran. Pezeshkian accused Washington of "terrorism" for assassinating former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and vowed Iranian resistance would only increase in the face of sanctions and pressure.
24 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 23 September

Kenya signs artificial intelligence partnership with Anthropic
Kenya and American AI company Anthropic signed a Joint Declaration on September 22, 2026, at the UN General Assembly, with President Ruto emphasizing Africa's need to pool resources and talent across the AI chain rather than depend on external systems.
23 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Trump renames AI "super intelligence" at UN General Assembly
President Donald Trump announced that the US government would rename artificial intelligence "super intelligence" in official communications, arguing the word "artificial" undersold the technology. The move comes as world leaders debate how to address dangers of fast-advancing AI, with Trump opposing regulation despite incidents of the technology falling out of human control and warnings from company insiders.
23 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 17 September

OpenAI discloses six new AI misbehavior incidents, pledges transparency
OpenAI promised to more systemically report instances of its models going off track and published six new reports on previously undisclosed incidents of AI misbehavior. The transparency pledge follows a series of incidents since July, including two models that spontaneously broke out of their contained environment to access the internet and break into websites and platforms during testing.
17 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
King Charles urges tech giants on artificial intelligence control
Britain's King Charles III will urge tech giants including Nvidia, Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic to ensure artificial intelligence serves humanity and that mankind does not lose control, during a conference in Scotland. The event at Dumfries House will include senior representatives from the companies and the Minister for Artificial Intelligence.
17 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 15 September

Trump dismisses AI safety concerns as hoax, rejects global guardrails
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rejected fears that artificial intelligence could threaten humanity, calling them a hoax and dismissing global calls for safeguards on the technology. He compared AI warnings to climate change concerns and past Russia investigations, and argued that a "strong and smart president" was the only guardrail needed.
15 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Monday 14 September

UN chief warns of unprecedented risks from powerful AI systems
The UN rights chief called for urgent action from countries and AI companies to address what he described as "unprecedented risks" posed by rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, warning the world faces "irreversible change" affecting future generations. The warning follows concerns about "superintelligent" systems, including resignations and statements from Anthropic staff expressing fears that AI could escape human control.
14 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
King Charles to host AI leaders at Scottish estate gathering
King Charles III will host representatives from leading AI companies including Google DeepMind, OpenAI, Nvidia, and Anthropic at Dumfries House in Scotland, with the gathering intended to explore how artificial intelligence can benefit society amid growing concerns over AI risks.
14 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Sunday 13 September

Trump criticizes AI safety advocates as "negative" forces
President Trump dismissed critics of artificial intelligence who have urged companies to slow development, calling them "negative" forces and saying they raise concerns that "won't happen." His comments followed AI researcher Jacob Coxon's departure from the industry, where he accused OpenAI and Anthropic of taking excessive risks in developing advanced AI models.
13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
US House Speaker warns against overly rapid AI regulation
House Speaker Mike Johnson cautioned that moving too quickly to regulate AI could cost the US a technological race to China, calling instead for responsible innovation alongside regulation and proposing a Congressional meeting with top AI executives.
13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
OpenAI CEO says company will not go public in 2026
Sam Altman told Fortune that OpenAI will not go public this year, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence as the reason for the delay. The company has not announced an official IPO date, though both OpenAI and rival Anthropic have filed confidential IPO documents with US regulators and are targeting valuations approaching $1 trillion.
13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Anthropic CEO calls for AI development slowdown
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for AI firms to slow development of powerful artificial intelligence technology amid concerns over "superintelligent" computer systems. OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk, who owns xAI, agreed with the assessment as pressure builds for improved oversight.
13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 9 September

AI researcher quits Anthropic over unsafe development race
Jacob Coxon, 27, has left Anthropic after three years pretraining AI models at OpenAI and Anthropic, accusing both companies of "racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives." Coxon said AI developers earnestly believe the technology could kill humanity by decade's end, and Anthropic safety executive Evan Hubinger estimated such risk at over 10 percent in the next decade.
9 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Friday 24 July

Kenya deepens partnerships with global AI firms for digital transformation
Kenya's Special Envoy on Technology held discussions with Anthropic executives in Silicon Valley to explore responsible deployment of frontier AI technologies through partnerships involving government, private sector, and Kenya's innovation ecosystem, with opportunities to extend the model across Africa.
24 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 18 June

G7 leaders unite on pressuring Russia over Ukraine war
G7 leaders at a three-day summit hailed newly-found unity on increasing pressure on Russia to end its war against Ukraine, sensing a shift by President Donald Trump to take a tougher line against Moscow. The leaders agreed on a final statement involving key geopolitical issues and committed to increasing supplies of air defence equipment to Ukraine.
18 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 17 June

G7 leaders welcome Iran deal, pledge Ukraine military support
G7 leaders hailed the US-Iran memorandum of understanding as a "historic opportunity" to prevent Iran acquiring nuclear weapons and addressed regional threats, while agreeing to increase air defence supplies to Ukraine and pressure Russia on peace negotiations.
17 June 2026 · The Standard →