Sean Davis
Role at the time: CEO and co-founder, The Federalist
Challenged the characterization
Statement summary
Federalist co-founder Sean Davis questioned Dario Amodei's sincerity in proposing a "pacing" approach to AI development, calling it "a classic case of regulatory capture."
“I am going to doubt that guy's sincerity... this is a classic case of regulatory capture.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)The Charlie Kirk Show: "We Will NEVER Surrender"
The Charlie Kirk Show episode with host Andrew Kolvet and guest Sean Davis (The Federalist), discussing Dario Amodei's "We Must Pace the Frontier" essay.
Why we used this label
Davis does not dispute the technical premise of Amodei's pacing proposal directly but questions his sincerity and frames it as regulatory capture, challenging the characterization of the proposal as a genuine safety measure rather than defending or condemning Anthropic's conduct outright.