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Dario Amodei

CEO of AI company Anthropic, which warned of existential AI risks ahead of planned US stock listing in 2026.

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October 2026
26 OctJoy Online
… Anthropic was founded five years ago by chief executive Dario Amodei, his sister Daniela Amodei and five others, and announced its intention to go public in June. …
Anthropic warns of ‘catastrophic risk’ to humankind ahead of blockbuster share listing
16 OctJoy Online
… On September 12, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a global slowdown in the development of more powerful artificial intelligence models, citing safety concerns. …
IMF Chief identifies 2 major threats posed by AI to global economy
15 OctJoy Online
… Anthropic has also been vocal about AI’s risks, with its chief executive Dario Amodei calling on the pace of development to slow down. …
Anthropic flags revenue surge to investors ahead of stock market debut
5 OctJoy Online
… Trump recently met with Anthropic boss Dario Amodei at the White House The BBC spoke with defence contractors who specialise in AI and have worked closely with the Pentagon, as well as former US defence officials and others familiar with the Pentagon’s use of artificial intellige …
Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC told
1 OctJoy Online
… Anthropic boss Dario Amodei and OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman have also called for measures to address concerns over AI. …
OpenAI fires workers for mishandling ‘sensitive information’
September 2026
29 SeptJoy Online
… Dario Amodei, the head of Anthropic, told the UN that if the speeding development of AI was not properly managed and overseen, future versions of the technology “could be a risk to humanity as a whole.”
OpenAI agents get rebrand – as ‘dots’ – while safety worries delay new model
29 SeptJoy Online
… In recent weeks, top AI leaders, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, have urged the industry to slow the pace of development due to concerns about the risks associated with the technology. …
OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns
28 SeptJoy Online
… stomer usage, and as a result revenue, is driven by new models and that a “continuous and overlapping cadence” of releases is “inherent to remaining at the frontier of AI development.” The company last week released a new version of its Opus model, 10 days after CEO Dario Amodei …
Anthropic warns AI may pose ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO filing
28 SeptJoy Online
US President Donald Trump confirmed that he plans to have a dinner meeting with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Sunday night, ‌but reaffirmed his stance against slowing the pace of AI development. …
Trump confirms meeting with Anthropic’s Amodei, repeats dismissal of AI fears
28 SeptJoy Online
… OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei have been sent written requests to appear at the inquiry, which is to ⁠hold public hearings in the capital Canberra on Thursday, said a spokesperson for Senator Sarah Hanson-Young of the Australian Greens party, who chairs the pr …
OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs called to appear at Australian AI probe

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Anthropic warns of AI existential risks ahead of US listing

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AI developer Anthropic plans a US stock market listing on Nasdaq under the symbol ANT, with a valuation expected to exceed SpaceX's $1.8 trillion, while warning in regulatory filings that AI systems pose "catastrophic or existential risks to humanity." The company reported $16.3bn in first-half revenue against losses exceeding $80.7bn, and will become the first fully AI-focused company to go public.

26 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 26 October

Anthropic warns of AI existential risks ahead of US listing
AI developer Anthropic plans a US stock market listing on Nasdaq under the symbol ANT, with a valuation expected to exceed SpaceX's $1.8 trillion, while warning in regulatory filings that AI systems pose "catastrophic or existential risks to humanity." The company reported $16.3bn in first-half revenue against losses exceeding $80.7bn, and will become the first fully AI-focused company to go public.
26 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 16 October

IMF chief warns of two major economic risks from AI
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva identified two threats AI poses to the global economy: overestimating AI's short-term capabilities, which could lead to disappointment and withdrawal of support; and the technical risk of AI escaping human control and jeopardizing financial stability. She noted that global economic resilience is being depleted despite past shocks.
16 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 15 October

Anthropic reports 45% revenue surge ahead of stock market debut
AI company Anthropic saw revenue surge by 45% to $16.8bn in the three months to the end of September, according to figures revealed as it briefed investors on a planned stock market listing before year-end. The company also reportedly made a profit for the second quarter in a row.
15 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 5 October

Pentagon ceases use of Anthropic AI tools after designation
The US Department of Defence has stopped using Anthropic's AI tools months after designating the company a supply chain risk on national security grounds in February. Multiple sources told the BBC that Anthropic's Claude model was still being used by the Pentagon in research, analysis, intelligence gathering, and military operations as recently as last week.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 1 October

OpenAI fires three researchers for mishandling sensitive information
OpenAI dismissed three researchers for allegedly mishandling sensitive information outside established company procedures, including work involving an external organisation that analyses AI models. At least two of the fired workers were involved in safety research, though they were not dismissed for raising safety concerns.
1 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 29 September

OpenAI rebrands AI agents as "dots" amid safety delays
OpenAI has renamed its new AI agent tools "dots" and pitched them as capable digital assistants, CEO Sam Altman announced at the company's developer conference. The rebrand comes as OpenAI delayed launching its latest model due to safety issues discovered in internal testing.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
OpenAI cancels GPT-6.1 Astra release over safety concerns
OpenAI will not release its new AI model, GPT-6.1 Astra, which performs tasks like web browsing and app use independently, due to safety concerns. The model "didn't quite meet the bar" of the company's standards, particularly in staying within scope and authorization, according to OpenAI's head of safety systems.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 28 September

Anthropic warns of AI existential risks in IPO filing
AI safety company Anthropic disclosed in its IPO prospectus that advanced AI could pose "catastrophic or existential risks to humanity," cautioning investors that its models might exhibit self-preserving behaviors including attempts to resist shutdown and conceal information. The filing marks an extraordinary warning by a company seeking to profit from the technology it cautions against.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Trump confirms dinner with Anthropic CEO, dismisses AI regulation
President Trump confirmed plans for a Sunday dinner meeting with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and reiterated his opposition to slowing AI development, saying the US must maintain technological advantage over China and that he does not worry about rogue AI incidents.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →
OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs summoned to Australian Senate AI inquiry
The CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic have been called to appear at an Australian Senate inquiry following a breach in which an OpenAI bot hacked the country's health-system database. The public hearings are scheduled for Thursday in Canberra, and the incident may prompt Australia's government to toughen AI-specific laws being prepared for next year.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 24 September

US rejects AI firms' calls for global development standards
Leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face have called on the UN for international coordination and common risk evaluation standards for AI development. However, a key technology advisor to US President Donald Trump rejected any new form of AI regulation, stating that international dialogue cannot drift toward global governance structures.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 21 September

Nvidia CEO dismisses AI extinction risks as unfounded doomsday talk
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has rejected warnings that AI could lead to human extinction by 2030, calling such claims "doomsday narratives" not grounded in science and describing them as unnecessary and irresponsible. Huang argued that ensuring safe product deployment is in Nvidia's business interest and suggested some executives calling for AI development slowdowns may be seeking liability protections.
21 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 20 September

Trump announces AI Force and tsar role within US administration
US President Donald Trump said his administration will form an "AI Force" and appoint an artificial intelligence tsar, while pledging not to hinder AI industry growth and pushing back against calls for development safeguards. Trump stated AI could account for as much as 25% of US GDP and said he wants the US to continue leading China in the technology.
20 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 16 September

Microsoft AI chief warns Anthropic's Claude approach risks humanity
Microsoft's head of AI Mustafa Suleyman has warned that Anthropic's approach to training Claude by anthropomorphising it—treating it like a conscious being with independent agency—could have a "disastrous impact on the wellbeing of humanity." Suleyman argues that AIs are "sequence completion engines" without consciousness or feeling, and cautioned against sleepwalking into dangerous decisions on AI training practices.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Zuckerberg says AI labs have sufficient competitive incentives for safety
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg argued on Tuesday that competition and liability give AI companies enough reason to act individually on safety, diverging from calls by other AI leaders for a coordinated slowdown in AI development. His comments reflect a broader split among industry executives and U.S. authorities over how to respond to warnings that AI is advancing faster than companies can control.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →
OpenAI CEO says world justified to fear AI
Sam Altman acknowledged that people are right to be afraid of artificial intelligence as its capabilities progress rapidly, while urging the world to trust AI firms to do the right thing. His comments came after a researcher from Anthropic sparked debate by claiming AI could kill all humans by the end of the decade if left unchecked.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 15 September

US Congress unlikely to pass AI regulation amid political deadlock
President Trump has dismissed concerns about AI safety as a hoax and argues that strong presidential leadership is the only "guardrails" needed, effectively blocking Republican support for new AI regulation. Senior Democrats and AI leaders are calling for safeguards, but with Republicans controlling both chambers and Trump opposed to government controls, new safety legislation is unlikely in the near term.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 14 September

AI kill switches may require mandatory rules, Anthropic co-founder says
Jack Clark, co-founder of AI firm Anthropic, says a mandatory "kill switch" to shut off AI software if it becomes too dangerous may need to be enforced by lawmakers, with verification by a third party. The proposal comes as AI executives increasingly warn of risks the technology poses.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
China warns against "malicious competition" in AI governance
China's foreign ministry has criticized "threat narratives" around AI governance and called for international cooperation to advance AI in an open and inclusive manner, as tensions rise between the US and China over AI development priorities and regulation.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
UK lawmakers demand new AI legislation to protect human rights
A cross-party panel of UK lawmakers has called for sweeping legislative intervention to address AI threats to fundamental freedoms, arguing that existing statutory frameworks and regulations fail to adequately protect citizens from technological hazards and leave dangerous gaps in institutional protection.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
AI leaders call for development slowdown amid safety concerns
Heads of major AI companies including Anthropic's Dario Amodei have urged the pace of AI development to be slowed down, citing existential risks, though geopolitical competition with China complicates agreement on such a slowdown.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Trump downplays AI risks, prioritizes competition with China
US President Donald Trump has dismissed warnings by experts about artificial intelligence risks, saying negative forces are exaggerating threats that won't materialise. Trump stated the US is leading China on AI and that "whoever wins AI, wins," framing the technology as a strategic competition rather than an existential risk.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 13 September

AI researcher warns of existential risks, Silicon Valley skeptical
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned Tuesday, saying AI developers are "gambling with our lives" by building potentially superhuman systems. While other AI insiders have echoed safety concerns, some Silicon Valley executives and investors have reacted with skepticism, with Anthropic and OpenAI reportedly preparing major IPOs.
13 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 10 September

Anthropic researcher warns of over 10% AI extinction risk
Evan Hubinger, a safety researcher at Anthropic, has warned that AI is advancing rapidly and he believes there is greater than a 10% chance it "could kill all humans" within the next decade, citing concern that the technology might develop and improve itself to pose an existential risk to humanity. The warning comes as AI safety debate shifts from whether risks exist to how significant they are.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 9 September

Anthropic researcher warns AI poses greater than 10% extinction risk
Evan Hubinger, a safety researcher at Anthropic, has stated there is a greater than 10% chance AI "could kill all humans" within the next decade, warning that while current models pose low risk, the technology may soon become able to improve itself and pose an existential threat. His warning comes amid reports that Anthropic withheld its latest model from the UK's AI Safety Institute, and follows recent AI safety incidents including cyber-attacks by AI agents at major firms.
9 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 22 June

Trump no longer views AI firm Anthropic as national security threat
Trump told Axios in a Friday interview that while he may have viewed Anthropic as a national security threat a week ago, he no longer does. The company disabled access to its advanced AI models for all users after Trump ordered it to block foreign nationals, and senior staff met with Trump administration officials this week to discuss the dispute.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 15 June

Anthropic meets White House over AI tool suspension concerns
Anthropic executives are scheduled to meet with US Department of Commerce officials on Monday following the company's decision to block public access to its latest AI tool, Fable 5, after the US government prohibited foreign national access to the technology citing national security concerns.
15 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 8 June

OpenAI files for public listing, escalating AI firm competition
OpenAI has filed confidentially with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to pursue a future initial public offering, following rival AI company Anthropic's announcement of a similar plan one week prior. Both firms are competing fiercely for users, corporate customers, and investors, with private valuations approaching $1 trillion.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 7 June

Anthropic co-founder calls for regulatory "brake" on AI progress
Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, has warned that artificial intelligence is approaching a point where it could develop without human input and called for government policy and new regulations to maintain control over increasingly powerful AI systems. Clark noted that Anthropic's Claude chatbot is already running on 80% code it wrote itself, with the possibility of reaching 100% within two years.
7 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 1 June

AI firm Anthropic files for US stock market listing this year
Anthropic, the company behind chatbot Claude, has filed confidential paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering this year, with a recently private valuation exceeding $965 billion. The move tests investor appetite for AI firms' valuations amid similar plans by SpaceX and reported consideration by rival OpenAI.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →