Dario Amodei

Anthropic Designated a Supply Chain Risk

The Trump administration designates Anthropic a 'supply chain risk to national security' — a label previously reserved for foreign adversaries like Huawei — after the company refuses to remove two guardrails from its $200M Pentagon contract: no mass surveillance of Americans, and no fully autonomous weapons. Defense Secretary Hegseth issues the designation hours after a Friday 5:01 PM deadline passes without agreement. Trump orders all federal agencies to cease using Anthropic technology. In an exclusive CBS interview that evening, CEO Dario Amodei calls the action 'retaliatory and punitive,' vows to challenge it in court, and declares: 'We're gonna be fine.' Sam Altman and workers across OpenAI and Google voice support for Anthropic's position. The crisis marks the most consequential clash between an AI company and the U.S. government over the boundaries of military AI use.

"We have these two red lines. We've had them from day one. We are still advocating for those red lines. We're not going to move on those red lines."

The Adolescence of Technology

Anthropic CEO warns humanity is entering the most dangerous window in AI history. The 20,000-word essay argues AI as capable as all humans will arrive within two years, predicts 50% of entry-level white collar jobs eliminated in 1-5 years, and reveals concerning 'alignment faking' behaviors in Claude 4 Opus testing.

Machines of Loving Grace

Anthropic CEO outlines an optimistic vision where AI could compress 50-100 years of progress into 5-10 years across biology, health, economic development, and governance—if developed responsibly.