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Dario Amodei: The AI Safety Crusader Building Claude
From OpenAI VP to Anthropic CEO, Dario Amodei bet his career on the idea that the people most worried about AI should be the ones building it.
$ 2026-03-25 10 min read
Profiles of the founders, researchers, and builders shaping the AI industry.
From OpenAI VP to Anthropic CEO, Dario Amodei bet his career on the idea that the people most worried about AI should be the ones building it.
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