Anthropic CEO says conflict with government is about “standing up for what’s right”

Anthropic’s CEO spoke exclusively to CBS News amid a disagreement between the company and U.S. government over limits on how its AI model could be used. The Pentagon wants total access without restrictions. Anthropic’s CEO says, “I think we are a good judge of what our models can do reliably … and what they cannot … Read more

AI executive Dario Amodei on the red lines Anthropic would not cross

“It’s about the principle of standing up for what’s right,” said Dario Amodei, CEO of the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, who has found himself at the center of a new kind of firestorm. What’s wrong, in his view, is why the AI company he co-founded has been banned from the federal government. “It feels very … Read more

Full interview: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Pentagon feud

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei sat down with CBS News for an exclusive interview, hours after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared the company a supply chain risk to national security, which restricts military contractors from doing business with the AI giant. Amodei called the move “retaliatory and punitive,” and he said Anthropic sought to draw “red … Read more

Anthropic CEO says he’s sticking to AI “red lines” despite clash with Pentagon

Hours after a bitter feud between the Pentagon and Anthropic ended with the Trump administration cutting off the artificial intelligence startup, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told CBS News in an exclusive interview Friday night he wants to work with the military — but only if it addresses the firm’s concerns. “We are still interested in … Read more

Read the full transcript of our interview with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei sat down with CBS News for an exclusive interview Friday, hours after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared the company a supply chain risk to national security, which restricts military contractors from doing business with the AI giant.  See below for the full transcript: JO LING KENT: All right. Thank you for … Read more

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In an exclusive interview with CBS News, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said that the Pentagon’s decision to designate the AI company a supply chain risk is “retaliatory and punitive.” The Pentagon made the designation, which restricts military contractors from doing business with Anthropic, after the company refused to give the military unfettered access to its … Read more

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls White House’s actions “retaliatory and punitive”

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in an exclusive interview with CBS News Friday that the Pentagon’s decision to designate the AI company a supply chain risk was “retaliatory and punitive.” Hours earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deemed the AI company a “supply chain risk to national security,” which restricts military contractors from doing business with … Read more

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in an exclusive interview with CBS News that the AI company sought to draw “red lines” in the government’s use of its technology because “we believe that crossing those lines is contrary to American values, and we wanted to stand up for American values.” He added: “Disagreeing with the government … Read more