Amodei supports testing and oversight while rejecting a complete AI ban
Co-founder and chief executive of Anthropic speaking to CBS News.
“Every generation of models that we release needs to be properly tested.”
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Should Washington impose stronger safeguards on frontier AI?
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Interview
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CBS News interview with Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei, broadcast September 13 and updated on the site September 14. He supports testing and oversight for increasingly capable models while rejecting a complete ban.
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During a CBS News interview broadcast September 13, Amodei discussed risks from increasingly capable AI systems and possible responses.
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He said a complete ban was not the right approach and did not identify a particular federal bill or a direct response to Trump.
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Mixed or conditional because Amodei supports testing, outside evaluation, and joint governance while explicitly rejecting a complete ban on AI.
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