Anthropic CEO defends support for AI regulations, alignment with Trump policies
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Anthropic CEO defends support for AI regulations, alignment with Trump policies
"This prompted Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to publish a statement on the company's blog outlining its ongoing collaboration with the U.S. government. "Our longstanding position is that managing the societal impacts of AI should be a matter of policy over politics," Amodei wrote on Tuesday. "I fully believe that Anthropic, the administration, and leaders across the political spectrum want the same thing: to ensure that powerful AI technology benefits the American people and that America advances and secures its lead in AI development.""
"Anthropic leadership reiterated the company's desire to work with the Trump administration on artificial intelligence policy while advocating for a national standard of regulation following a social media argument between White House Artificial Intelligence and Crypto Czar David Sacks and Anthropic Co-founder Jack Clark. On Oct. 14, Sacks replied to a post on X from Clark - in which he described AI as a "real and mysterious creature" that has proven both powerful and unpredictable -"
Anthropic leadership affirmed intent to cooperate with the Trump administration on artificial intelligence policy while advocating a national regulatory standard. A social media exchange prompted scrutiny after David Sacks accused the company of promoting a sophisticated regulatory capture strategy based on fear-mongering. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a statement outlining ongoing collaboration with U.S. agencies, praise for the White House's AI Action Plan, and participation in a healthcare AI pledge. Anthropic opposed a proposed 10-year moratorium on state AI laws and supported California legislation that sets safety standards and includes a profit threshold to protect startups.
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