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'''Dario Amodei''' is an Italian-American artificial intelligence researcher and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of [[Anthropic]]. He is the former Vice President of Research at [[OpenAI]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/technology/anthropic-ai-claude-chatbot.html|title=Inside the White-Hot Center of A.I. Doomerism|first=Kevin|last=Roose|date=July 11, 2023|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fortune.com/2023/07/10/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-ai-risks-short-medium-long-term/|title=Anthropic CEO A.I. risks: short, medium, and long-term &#124; Fortune|date=July 11, 2023}}</ref>
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| workplaces = [[Stanford University School of Medicine]], [[OpenAI]], [[Anthropic]]
| alma_mater = [[Caltech]], [[Stanford University]], [[Princeton University]] (PhD)
| thesis_title = Network-Scale Electrophysiology: Measuring and Understanding the Collective Behavior of Neural Circuits
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| doctoral_advisor = [[Michael J. Berry]] and [[William Bialek]]
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'''Dario Amodei''' (born 1983) is an Italian-American [[artificial intelligence]] researcher and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of [[Anthropic]], the company behind the [[large language model]] series [[Claude (language model)|Claude]] AI. He was the former vice president of research at [[OpenAI]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roose |first=Kevin |date=July 11, 2023 |title=Inside the White-Hot Center of A.I. Doomerism |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/technology/anthropic-ai-claude-chatbot.html |website=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Oreskovic |first=Alexei |date=July 11, 2023 |title=Anthropic CEO A.I. risks: short, medium, and long-term |url=https://fortune.com/2023/07/10/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-ai-risks-short-medium-long-term/ |website=Fortune}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
Amodei has an undergraduate degree from [[Stanford University]] and a PhD in physics from [[Princeton University]]. He was a postdoctoral scholar at the [[Stanford University School of Medicine]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hertzfoundation.org/person/dario-amodei/|title=Dario Amodei}}</ref>
Amodei began his undergraduate studies at Caltech, where he worked with [[Tom Tombrello]] as one of Tombrello's Physics 11 students. He later transferred to [[Stanford University]], where he earned his undergraduate degree in physics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fuller-Wright |first=Liz |date=September 12, 2023 |title=TIME Magazine's TIME100 artificial intelligence list honors six Princetonians |url=https://www.princeton.edu/news/2023/09/12/time-magazines-time100-artificial-intelligence-list-honors-six-princetonians |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Princeton University |language=en}}</ref> He also holds a PhD in physics from [[Princeton University]], where he studied electrophysiology of neural circuits.<ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Amodei |first=Dario |date=2011 |title=Network-Scale Electrophysiology: Measuring and Understanding the Collective Behavior of Neural Circuits |url=https://dataspace.princeton.edu/handle/88435/dsp013f462544k |language=en}}</ref> He was a postdoctoral scholar at the [[Stanford University School of Medicine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dario Amodei, PhD |url=https://www.hertzfoundation.org/person/dario-amodei/ |website=The Hertz Foundation}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
In 2016, Amodei joined [[OpenAI]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/02/17/844721/ai-openai-moonshot-elon-musk-sam-altman-greg-brockman-messy-secretive-reality/|title=The messy, secretive reality behind OpenAI’s bid to save the world|website=MIT Technology Review}}</ref>
From November 2014 until October 2015 he worked at [[Baidu]]. After that, he worked at [[Google]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amodei |first=Dario |title=Dario Amodei |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/dario-amodei-3934934/ |website=LinkedIn}}</ref> In 2016, Amodei joined [[OpenAI]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hao |first=Karen |date=February 17, 2020 |title=The messy, secretive reality behind OpenAI’s bid to save the world |url=https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/02/17/844721/ai-openai-moonshot-elon-musk-sam-altman-greg-brockman-messy-secretive-reality/ |website=MIT Technology Review}}</ref>


In 2021, Amodei and his sister Daniela founded [[Anthropic]] along with other former senior members of [[OpenAI]]. The Amodei siblings were among those who left OpenAI due to directional differences, specifically regarding OpenAI's ventures with [[Microsoft]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-07 |title=As Anthropic seeks billions to take on OpenAI, 'industrial capture' is nigh. Or is it? |url=https://venturebeat.com/ai/as-anthropic-seeks-billions-to-take-on-openai-industrial-capture-is-nigh-or-is-it/ |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524193007/https://venturebeat.com/ai/as-anthropic-seeks-billions-to-take-on-openai-industrial-capture-is-nigh-or-is-it/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2021, Amodei and his sister Daniela founded [[Anthropic]] along with other former senior members of [[OpenAI]]. The Amodei siblings were among those who left OpenAI due to directional differences, specifically regarding OpenAI's ventures with [[Microsoft]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=Sharon |date=2023-04-07 |title=As Anthropic seeks billions to take on OpenAI, 'industrial capture' is nigh. Or is it? |url=https://venturebeat.com/ai/as-anthropic-seeks-billions-to-take-on-openai-industrial-capture-is-nigh-or-is-it/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524193007/https://venturebeat.com/ai/as-anthropic-seeks-billions-to-take-on-openai-industrial-capture-is-nigh-or-is-it/ |archive-date=2023-05-24 |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}</ref>


In July 2023, Amodei warned a United States Senate judiciary panel of the dangers of AI, including the risks it poses in the development and control of weaponry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-25/anthropic-s-amodei-warns-us-senators-of-ai-powered-bioweapons|title=Anthropic’s Amodei Warns US Senators of AI-Powered Weapons|date=July 25, 2023|via=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref>
In July 2023, Amodei warned a United States Senate judiciary panel of the dangers of AI, including the risks it poses in the development and control of weaponry.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2023 |title=Anthropic’s Amodei Warns US Senators of AI-Powered Weapons |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-25/anthropic-s-amodei-warns-us-senators-of-ai-powered-bioweapons |website=Bloomberg}}</ref>


In September 2023, Amodei and his siter Daniela were named as two of the [[Time 100|''TIME'' 100]] Most Influential People in AI (''TIME''100 AI).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/6309047/daniela-and-dario-amodei/|title=TIME100 AI 2023: Dario and Daniela Amodei|date=September 7, 2023|website=Time}}</ref>
In September 2023, Amodei and his sister Daniela were named as two of the [[Time 100|''TIME'' 100]] Most Influential People in AI (''TIME''100 AI).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/6309047/daniela-and-dario-amodei/|title=TIME100 AI 2023: Dario and Daniela Amodei|date=September 7, 2023|website=Time}}</ref>


In November 2023, the board of directors of OpenAI approached Amodei about replacing Sam Altman and potentially merging the two startups. Amodei declined both offers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/openais-board-approached-anthropic-ceo-about-top-job-merger-sources-2023-11-21/|title=OpenAI's board approached Anthropic CEO about top job and merger|first1=Jeffrey|last1=Dastin|first2=Jeffrey|last2=Dastin|date=November 21, 2023|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref>
In November 2023, the board of directors of OpenAI approached Amodei about replacing [[Sam Altman]] and potentially merging the two startups. Amodei declined both offers.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Dastin |first1=Jeffrey |date=November 21, 2023 |title=OpenAI's board approached Anthropic CEO about top job and merger |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/openais-board-approached-anthropic-ceo-about-top-job-merger-sources-2023-11-21/ |website=Reuters}}</ref>


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==External links==
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Dario Amodei
Amodei in 2023
Born1983 (age 40–41)
CitizenshipUS
Alma materCaltech, Stanford University, Princeton University (PhD)
Known forco-founder and CEO of Anthropic
Scientific career
Fieldsartificial intelligence
InstitutionsStanford University School of Medicine, OpenAI, Anthropic
ThesisNetwork-Scale Electrophysiology: Measuring and Understanding the Collective Behavior of Neural Circuits (2011)
Doctoral advisorMichael J. Berry and William Bialek

Dario Amodei (born 1983) is an Italian-American artificial intelligence researcher and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, the company behind the large language model series Claude AI. He was the former vice president of research at OpenAI.[1][2]

Education[edit]

Amodei began his undergraduate studies at Caltech, where he worked with Tom Tombrello as one of Tombrello's Physics 11 students. He later transferred to Stanford University, where he earned his undergraduate degree in physics.[3] He also holds a PhD in physics from Princeton University, where he studied electrophysiology of neural circuits.[4] He was a postdoctoral scholar at the Stanford University School of Medicine.[5]

Career[edit]

From November 2014 until October 2015 he worked at Baidu. After that, he worked at Google.[6] In 2016, Amodei joined OpenAI.[7]

In 2021, Amodei and his sister Daniela founded Anthropic along with other former senior members of OpenAI. The Amodei siblings were among those who left OpenAI due to directional differences, specifically regarding OpenAI's ventures with Microsoft in 2019.[8]

In July 2023, Amodei warned a United States Senate judiciary panel of the dangers of AI, including the risks it poses in the development and control of weaponry.[9]

In September 2023, Amodei and his sister Daniela were named as two of the TIME 100 Most Influential People in AI (TIME100 AI).[10]

In November 2023, the board of directors of OpenAI approached Amodei about replacing Sam Altman and potentially merging the two startups. Amodei declined both offers.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Roose, Kevin (July 11, 2023). "Inside the White-Hot Center of A.I. Doomerism". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Oreskovic, Alexei (July 11, 2023). "Anthropic CEO A.I. risks: short, medium, and long-term". Fortune.
  3. ^ Fuller-Wright, Liz (September 12, 2023). "TIME Magazine's TIME100 artificial intelligence list honors six Princetonians". Princeton University. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  4. ^ Amodei, Dario (2011). Network-Scale Electrophysiology: Measuring and Understanding the Collective Behavior of Neural Circuits (Thesis).
  5. ^ "Dario Amodei, PhD". The Hertz Foundation.
  6. ^ Amodei, Dario. "Dario Amodei". LinkedIn.
  7. ^ Hao, Karen (February 17, 2020). "The messy, secretive reality behind OpenAI's bid to save the world". MIT Technology Review.
  8. ^ Goldman, Sharon (2023-04-07). "As Anthropic seeks billions to take on OpenAI, 'industrial capture' is nigh. Or is it?". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  9. ^ "Anthropic's Amodei Warns US Senators of AI-Powered Weapons". Bloomberg. July 25, 2023.
  10. ^ "TIME100 AI 2023: Dario and Daniela Amodei". Time. September 7, 2023.
  11. ^ Dastin, Jeffrey (November 21, 2023). "OpenAI's board approached Anthropic CEO about top job and merger". Reuters.

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