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Dario Amodei

Dario Amodei is co-founder and CEO of Anthropic and a former VP of Research at OpenAI, where he led work on GPT-2 and GPT-3.

1,335 claims collected, 337 researched, 97 resolved. Report of 4 November 2026, method 0.1.0+c876030c.

Scores by kind of claim

Each kind of claim is scored on its own, out of 100: the share that held up, with the range it likely falls in. Fewer resolved claims give a wider range.

  • Factual claims

    Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?

    76 69 82

    High confidence, 76 factual claims resolved. From 14 documents, 2015 to 2026; 19 documents sampled from 30 candidates found.

    Not scored: 51 unresolvable, 42 checkable only against their own records.

  • Predictions

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

    56 42 70

    Medium confidence, 17 predictions resolved. From 8 documents, 2015 to 2026; 19 documents sampled from 30 candidates found.

    Not scored: 103 unresolvable, 1 checkable only against their own records. 39 more fall due later.

    Does not yet allow for how likely each prediction was when made.

  • Promises

    Commitments to the person's or organisation's own future action, with something to deliver: was it delivered?

    Insufficient record: 4 promises resolved, 5 needed for a score.

    Not scored: 3 unresolvable, 1 not yet due.

All types combined: 72 (likely 66 to 78, high confidence), from 93 claims: 76 factual claims, 17 predictions. It mixes kinds of claim in different proportions for different people, so compare people kind by kind.

Dario Amodei's claims

1,335 claims, sorted by newest said. Choose a claim to read it in full.
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Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 We can choose to sell or not sell whatever we want. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 Our model has a personality. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 I believe we have to defend our country from autocratic adversaries like China and like Russia. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 the AI systems of today are nowhere near reliable enough to make fully autonomous weapons. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 it didn't actually concede in any meaningful way. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 I actually agree that in the long run, we need to have a democratic conversation. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 We simply believe that the reliability is not there yet, and that we need to have a conversation about oversight. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 The red lines we have drawn we drew because we-- we-- we-- we believe that crossing those red lines is-- is contrary to American values. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 there's a basic unpredictability to them that in a purely technical way we have not solved. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 we're committed to trying to find a deal. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Resolved true Promise 28 Feb 2026 If Anthropic receives formal government action on the designation, it will review it and challenge it in court. Promise · 28 Feb 2026 AI policy and governance
Resolved true Factual 28 Feb 2026 It is not illegal for the government to buy data collected by private firms and analyze it in mass with AI. Factual · 28 Feb 2026 AI policy and governance
Own records only Factual 28 Feb 2026 Anthropic has received communications from the Pentagon but none that satisfy its concerns. Factual · 28 Feb 2026 AI policy and governance
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 But we won't let that succeed. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not researched Factual 28 Feb 2026 Anthropic told the Department of War it accepts all use cases, about 98-99% of those the department wants, except two. Factual · 28 Feb 2026 AI policy and governance
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 Suppose I have an army of 10 million drones all coordinated by one person or a small set of people. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 I think it was made very clear in some of their statements, in some of their language that this was retaliatory and punitive. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 I don't want to make this about this particular administration. I don't want to make this about particular people. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 we do need to draw a line in the sand. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 This is the idea of making weapons that fire without any human involvement. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 I don't think the right long-term solution is for a private company and the Pentagon to argue about this. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 the nature of the tweet that the secretary put out was designed to create uncertainty, was designed to create a situation where people… Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 We're actually deeply concerned about this. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 Disagreeing with the government is the most American thing in the world. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Resolved true Factual 28 Feb 2026 Anthropic was threatened with a supply chain designation and Defense Production Act action by the government, and publicly disagreed in response. Factual · 28 Feb 2026 AI policy and governance
Not researched Factual 28 Feb 2026 The law only says that, as part of its military contracts, a company cannot use Anthropic in those contracts. Factual · 28 Feb 2026 AI policy and governance
Not researched Factual 28 Feb 2026 Amodei said that when Anthropic is designated a supply chain risk, those making the designation tell it, in effect, that it has to be off all of their systems. Factual · 28 Feb 2026 AI policy and governance
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 We have never seen anything like this pace of innovation. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 We have wanted to strike a deal since the beginning. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Own records only Factual 28 Feb 2026 Dario Amodei said he told the president that he agreed with many aspects of what the president is doing. Factual · 28 Feb 2026 AI policy and governance
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 is an abuse of the government's authority, even where it's technically legal. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 I think we are a good judge of what our models can do reliably Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 we are not categorically against fully autonomous weapons. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 we are patriotic Americans. We have done-- everything we have done has been for the sake of this country, for the sake of supporting U.S… Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Mostly true Factual 28 Feb 2026 The whole timeline of the dispute was driven by the Department of War, not Anthropic. Factual · 28 Feb 2026 AI policy and governance
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 Our leaning forward in deploying our models with the military was done because we believe in this country. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Mostly true Factual 28 Feb 2026 To Anthropic's knowledge, the supply chain risk designation had never previously been applied to an American company, only to adversary-linked firms such as Kaspersky Labs. Factual · 28 Feb 2026 AI policy and governance
Not researched Factual 28 Feb 2026 Anthropic was the first AI company to make custom models for national security purposes. Factual · 28 Feb 2026 AI policy and governance
Not checkable Not checkable 28 Feb 2026 concentrating power that much doesn't work. Not checkable · 28 Feb 2026
Unresolvable Promise 28 Feb 2026 If no deal is reached, Anthropic will off-board from military use smoothly so warfighters continue to be supported. Promise · 28 Feb 2026 AI policy and governance
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 It’s really just practical hands on experience. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I wouldn’t worry about the cultural stuff. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I felt that the most groundbreaking work has tended to arc the industrial labs. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 Hopefully. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I can work on something that 200 other people will work on or I could try and set a new direction. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I don’t generally agree with any of those things but I think this is a possible outcome and at the very least as a tail risk we should take… Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I felt like this was a silly state of affairs and that of course we can do research on making systems safer and more reliable that doesn’t… Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 You can’t really research AGI now because we can’t build an AGI. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I don’t think of anything I do as slowing down the rate of AI progress or at least I’m not trying to do that. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I think another thing I’m worried about is that the wrong, even if we manage to make a super human AI safe or an AGI safe, then it might be… Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I want to keep working on the research end all the way until we get AGI whenever that is. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 You actually don’t need any kind of formal education. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 It didn’t seem like what they were describing was actionable Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I think of this as a precaution. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I’m not sure you can sell stuff if you’re nonprofit. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 Yoshua Bengio’s Group is pretty well-known for doing a lot of good stuff. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 The safety work that I’m most excited about, I think, it sounds obvious but the two things you most need are an extremely strong background… Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 It’s not a variable that I have a lot of control over. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 It’s just a statistical learning system. It doesn’t know about racism, it doesn’t know about racial slurs. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I felt like maybe it was starting communication the best way to understand intelligence would be to actually directly work on building… Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I think ML work is so hot right now that anyone who goes into it, particularly on the fundamental research side, it’s easy to transition to… Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 It actually could turn out that this is mostly just ML work and the final systems we build are different enough that for whatever reason… Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 Also if you are at the forefront of AI, you have a better ability to implement AI’s safety in the final system that’s built. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I think the important thing is that we shouldn’t go around with every other word we say being AGI in particular like the research itself… Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I think the attempt was to come up with some conceptual problems that relate to both that have long term and short term versions. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I think safety shouldn’t be anything different from reinforcement learning. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I think openness is intended to indicate the idea that these benefits should accrue to everyone. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I thought there were a number of really talented researchers here and it was a good environment in which to think about safety in the… Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 Installing the fire alarm is the right course of action. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 Again, I’m pretty happy in that world. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 My view is we’re relatively early in the game and I think there’s a substantial probability that the gloomy analyses are really… Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I think it’s actually complicated. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I think pure safety considerations tell us that it’s always good to have more time Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I think it’s urgently important research area. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 But that’s not enough, we need them 99.999% safe. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I think that’s an area that’s already getting a decent amount of attention but probably should get more like everything in safety should… Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 We certainly wouldn’t want that to happen. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I think generally our view Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 Generally, we’re working on following the gradient to a more general artificial intelligence and making it safe. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 Reinforcement learning is the only paradigm we have that even close to capturing this, Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 Most adults living in the developed world can afford a thousand dollars but most 17-year-olds might not be able to. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 If we did build them, I would definitely worry about their safety. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I don’t really have a good answer on the kind of like nerds think AI can solve everything question. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 My general view is I’m much less confident in our ability to identify those problems. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 The summary is we don’t know very much because it’s something we haven’t done yet. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 Whereas in the world where it does matter, it’s really great and really impactful to get a headstart on it. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 The lesson of that is that it’s very easy to make small changes in the reward space and have that lead to big differences in the behavior… Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 If I take a complicated set of goals like that and I try and forced it into the framework of a hard-coded reward function, it’s going to… Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 Maybe it’s turns out to be really exciting and that’s like a bet that I’m perfectly happy to take. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 If we don’t understand those, I don’t know how we can build them. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 That’s just wasteful and pointless. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 Supervised learning has this static quality where it’s like a one off. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I think the kind of safety work that we’re doing has many of the same skills as any other area in machine learning, even though the subject… Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 But I think going forward, if you’re a young student, I don’t particularly see a case for doing a PhD in another field if what you want to… Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 We call that “reward hacking”. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I think we’re better off if AGI is developed in a stable political environment with leaders who are intelligent and have reasonable views. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I’m not the expert on it. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I think most of the people there are smart people who either had or could have really great careers as software engineers. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 I wasn’t particularly happy with the way they were phrasing things. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 13 Oct 2025 Tensorflow is pretty easy to learn. Not checkable · 13 Oct 2025
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“We can choose to sell or not sell whatever we want.”

Dario Amodei 28 February 2026 Read the full transcript of our interview with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei (CBS News)

We can choose to sell or not sell whatever we want.

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Dario Amodei, “We can choose to sell or not sell whatever we want.” (said 28 February 2026). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_5e4fb814b37b, method 0.1.0+c876030c. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_5e4fb814b37b

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