Dario Amodei
Dario Amodei is an AI researcher and entrepreneur, serving as CEO of Anthropic. He previously served as Vice President of Research at OpenAI before co-founding Anthropic in 2021.
Career
OpenAI (2016-2021)
At OpenAI, Amodei led research efforts including work on GPT-2 and GPT-3. He served as VP of Research, overseeing the development of large language models and safety research.
Anthropic (2021-present)
Amodei co-founded Anthropic with his sister Daniela Amodei and several other former OpenAI researchers. The company focuses on AI safety research and has developed Claude, an AI assistant trained using Constitutional AI techniques.
Research Contributions
- Scaling laws for language models
- Constitutional AI
- Work on AI safety and alignment
Views on AI Safety
Amodei has expressed concern about potential risks from advanced AI systems while advocating for continued development with appropriate safety measures. He has argued for the importance of interpretability research and robust safety evaluations.