Amodei says future Anthropic releases should be tested and independently evaluated
Chief executive and co-founder of Anthropic.
“Every generation of models that we release needs to be properly tested.”
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Is Anthropic acting responsibly while advancing toward recursive self-improvement?
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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.
Before the quotation
Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon had criticized a race toward self-improving superintelligence and raised concerns about whether leading labs would keep adequate safeguards under competitive pressure.
After the quotation
Amodei’s interview states an approach he favors.
How this statement is classified
Amodei acknowledges risks and endorses testing and federal oversight while rejecting a complete ban, giving a mixed and conditional answer to the case’s question about responsible advancement.
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