Dario Amodei Statement on Anthropic's Commitment to American AI Leadership and Policy Alignment
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a public statement clarifying the company's policy positions and government relationships amid what he describes as inaccurate claims about Anthropic's stances. The statement highlights Anthropic's federal contracts (including a $200M DoD agreement), support for the Trump administration's AI Action Plan, opposition to a 10-year moratorium on state AI laws, and support for California's SB 53 requiring large AI developers to publish safety protocols. Amodei also addresses claims of model political bias, citing a Manhattan Institute study, and reiterates Anthropic's unique policy of restricting AI service sales to PRC-controlled companies.
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Dario Amodei calls for stronger AI safety focus at Paris AI Action Summit
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei issued a statement following the Paris AI Action Summit, expressing concern that the event underweighted critical issues including democratic leadership in AI, CBRN and autonomous-risk governance, and labor market disruption. Amodei forecasts that by 2026-2027 AI capabilities may be equivalent to 'a country of geniuses in a datacenter,' framing this as both an opportunity and an urgent governance challenge. He called for governments to enforce transparency of frontier lab safety plans, fund third-party evaluations, and monitor economic impacts—pointing to Anthropic's newly released Economic Index as a model. The statement also reaffirmed Anthropic's Responsible Scaling Policy as the first of its kind among frontier labs.
Dario Amodei Statement: Anthropic Refuses DoD Demands to Remove Safeguards on Mass Surveillance and Autonomous Weapons
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has published a public statement disclosing that the U.S. Department of War (formerly Defense) has demanded Anthropic accede to 'any lawful use' of Claude and remove safeguards in two specific areas: mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons. Anthropic refuses, citing democratic values and current AI reliability limitations, despite threats of contract termination, a 'supply chain risk' designation, and potential invocation of the Defense Production Act. The statement confirms Claude is already extensively deployed across DoD and intelligence community systems for mission-critical applications including intelligence analysis, operational planning, and cyber operations. Anthropic states it will facilitate a smooth transition if offboarded, but will not remove the two contested safeguards.
Anthropic Responds to White House AI Action Plan, Calls for Transparency Standards and Export Controls
Anthropic published a policy response to the White House's 'Winning the Race: America's AI Action Plan,' endorsing its focus on AI infrastructure, federal adoption, and safety research while urging additional steps on export controls and mandatory AI development transparency standards. The company highlighted alignment between the plan and its prior OSTP submissions, and noted its proactive activation of ASL-3 protections with Claude Opus 4 as evidence that safety and innovation are compatible. Anthropic called for a single national standard for frontier model transparency rather than a state-by-state patchwork, and encouraged continued investment in NIST's CAISI for evaluating frontier models on national security risks including CBRN capabilities.
Anthropic responds to California Governor Newsom's AI working group draft report
Anthropic published a formal response to the California Governor's Working Group on AI Frontier Models draft report, endorsing its emphasis on transparency and evidence-based policy. Anthropic argues that light-touch mandatory disclosure of safety and security practices would be beneficial without impeding innovation, noting that current voluntary practices are uneven across frontier labs. The response also references Anthropic's Responsible Scaling Policy and Economic Index as examples of existing transparency efforts, and signals urgency given Anthropic's view that powerful AI systems may arrive as early as end of 2026.
Anthropic policy recap: US Executive Order, G7 Code of Conduct, and Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit
Anthropic published a policy commentary summarizing three major AI governance events from late October/early November 2023: the US Executive Order on AI, the G7 International Code of Conduct for advanced AI developers, and the UK-hosted Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit. The post covers Anthropic's positions on each, including support for NIST capacity-building, the G7 Code of Conduct, and the newly announced UK and US AI Safety Institutes. Dario Amodei presented Anthropic's Responsible Scaling Policy at Bletchley as a potential regulatory prototype, and the 28-country Bletchley Declaration notably included China among its signatories.
Anthropic Donates $20 Million to Public First Action for AI Policy Advocacy
Anthropic is contributing $20 million to Public First Action, a new bipartisan 501(c)(4) organization focused on AI governance and public education. The donation is intended to support policies including AI model transparency requirements, a federal AI governance framework, export controls on AI chips, and targeted regulation of high-risk AI applications such as bioweapons and cyberattacks. Anthropic frames the move as consistent with its safety mission, noting that effective AI governance would increase scrutiny of frontier AI companies including itself. The organization is led by both Republican and Democratic strategists and will work across party lines.
Anthropic Responds to Department of War Supply Chain Risk Designation
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei issued a public statement after the U.S. Department of War formally designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk to national security, confirming the company will challenge the designation in court. Amodei clarified that the designation under 10 USC 3252 has narrow scope, affecting only direct use of Claude within Department of War contracts rather than all customers with such contracts. Anthropic committed to continuing to provide models to the Department of War and national security community at nominal cost during any transition period, while reiterating its two narrow usage exceptions: fully autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance. Amodei also apologized for a leaked internal post written on a difficult day, characterizing it as out-of-date and not reflecting his considered views.
Dario Amodei's AI Safety Summit remarks detail Anthropic's Responsible Scaling Policy and ASL framework
Dario Amodei delivered prepared remarks at the UK AI Safety Summit (November 2023) explaining Anthropic's Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP), which was the first such policy published by a major AI lab. The RSP introduces AI Safety Levels (ASL-1 through ASL-4), modeled on biosafety level frameworks, with capability thresholds triggering mandatory safeguards before further training or deployment. Key implementation lessons include deep executive involvement, integrating RSP requirements into product roadmaps, and formal accountability through Anthropic's board and Long Term Benefit Trust. The remarks outline specific ASL-3 requirements around CBRN misuse prevention and security, and preview ASL-4 criteria involving near-human autonomy or becoming a primary source of global security threats.