"Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei joined a growing chorus of Silicon Valley leaders expressing outrage over the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, aligning with tech industry workers who've urged CEOs to take a stronger stand against the violent immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. In a post on X Monday, Amodei pointed to a recently published essay on artificial intelligence, adding, "Given the horror we're seeing in Minnesota, its emphasis on the importance of preserving democratic values and rights at home is particularly relevant.""
"The tech executives joined a wider group of hundreds of engineers and other technology workers who have signed an open letter at ICEout.tech, condemning the violence in Minnesota and calling for industry leaders to "join us in demanding ICE out of all of our cities." With the exception of Amodei, chief executives of America's largest tech companies have remained largely silent as outcry grows over the deadly shootings in Minneapolis of Pretti on Saturday and of Renee Good on Jan. 7."
Dario Amodei publicly condemned the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti and linked the violence to broader concerns about democratic values and rights. Multiple prominent tech figures—Reid Hoffman, Alexis Ohanian, Yann LeCun and Vinod Khosla—criticized ICE actions and called for deescalation, accountability, or stronger leadership. Hundreds of engineers and technology workers signed an open letter at ICEout.tech demanding ICE be removed from cities. Most chief executives at major U.S. tech companies have not publicly commented, reflecting corporate caution given political risks for global businesses. The Minneapolis shootings, including a recent death of Renee Good, intensified calls for industry response.
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