ClaimsDario Amodei

“If we build in the right way, I think the probability of something bad happening is very low,”

Dario Amodei, Anthropic CEO, interviewed 12 September 2026 Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei: "For too long the industry lied" about AI risks (CBS News) archived copy

Prediction AI safety and alignment

If AI is built in the right way, the probability of something bad happening is very low.

Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.

Prediction: Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?

Reasoning

Vague conditional with undefined 'right way' and no horizon.

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Dario Amodei, “If AI is built in the right way, the probability of something bad happening is very low.” (said 12 September 2026). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_a8d90c38f339, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_a8d90c38f339

This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.

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  3. Mostly false Prediction 23 September 2026
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  4. Mostly true Prediction 28 February 2026
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  5. Resolved false Prediction 10 March 2025
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