Dario Amodei

Co-founder & CEO, Anthropic

Dario Amodei moved from physics and neuroscience research into deep learning at Baidu, Google and OpenAI.

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Dario Amodei moved from physics and neuroscience research into deep learning at Baidu, Google and OpenAI. As OpenAI’s vice president of research, he worked on large language models and AI safety. He co-founded Anthropic in 2021 and leads the company behind Claude.

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Language models; alignment; AI governance

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  1. Publishes Machines of Loving Grace

    Amodei sets out his view of potential benefits and risks from powerful AI.

    Source: Dario Amodei
  2. Anthropic introduces Claude

    The company publicly launches its AI assistant during his leadership.

    Source: Anthropic
  3. Co-founds Anthropic

    He and other former OpenAI colleagues establish the AI safety and research company.

    Source: Anthropic
  4. Joins OpenAI

    He later becomes vice president of research, working on language models and safety.

    Source: Wikipedia
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More than 10 years ago.

  1. Moves to Google Brain

    Amodei works on deep learning after his research role at Baidu.

    Source: Wikipedia
  2. Receives a Hertz Fellowship

    The fellowship supports his doctoral research at Princeton.

    Source: Hertz Foundation

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