Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei reaffirmed the company’s commitment to U.S. AI leadership and bipartisan policy cooperation, defending its alignment with Trump administration initiatives, its refusal to engage with China’s AI sector, and its progress toward politically neutral, safe, and transparent AI development. (Source: Image by RR)

Dario Amodei Says Anthropic Will Prioritize Safety over Profit in AI Development

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei issued a detailed statement reaffirming the company’s commitment to advancing America’s leadership in artificial intelligence while maintaining responsible development practices. In the statement, Amodei emphasized that AI should serve human progress, not peril, and praised Vice President JD Vance’s recent remarks advocating for maximizing AI’s positive impact—particularly in medicine—while minimizing potential harms. He reiterated Anthropic’s policy of refusing to build products or take risks that could endanger public welfare, even at the expense of short-term profits.

Amodei, as noted in anthropic.com, also defended Anthropic’s alignment with the Trump administration’s AI policy initiatives, outlining direct collaborations with the federal government, including a $200 million contract with the Department of War to prototype frontier AI capabilities for national security. The company has also partnered with the General Services Administration (GSA) to make Claude available for government and enterprise use, and has deployed Claude across classified networks in partnership with Palantir and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Amodei personally attended a White House summit on AI and energy with President Trump and voiced strong support for expanding U.S. energy infrastructure to sustain AI leadership.

On regulatory issues, Amodei clarified Anthropic’s support for a uniform federal AI standard while acknowledging the need for interim state-level laws. He cited California’s SB 53, which requires large AI firms to publish safety protocols, as a reasonable model that protects smaller startups through exemptions for companies with under $500 million in annual revenue. Addressing claims that Anthropic seeks to harm startups, Amodei noted that the company powers tens of thousands of AI-native businesses and collaborates with accelerators and venture firms. He warned that the true threat to U.S. AI leadership lies not in domestic regulation but in supplying advanced chips to China, asserting that Anthropic is the only frontier AI company refusing to sell services to PRC-controlled firms.

Finally, Amodei pushed back on accusations of political bias in Anthropic’s AI models, citing studies from the Manhattan Institute and Stanford University that found Claude to be among the least politically biased systems in the industry. He reaffirmed Anthropic’s dedication to neutrality, transparency, and constructive engagement across party lines. “We’re ready to work in good faith with anyone of any political stripe,” Amodei concluded, echoing Vice President Vance’s view that AI will bring both benefits and risks—and that the goal must be to maximize the good while minimizing the harm.

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