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Anthropic’s Dario Amodei responds: doesn’t oppose open-weight models, but fears Chinese AI

ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Anthropic’s chief scientist, Dario Amodei, has said the company has never supported a ban on open-weight AI models. He explained that Anthropic opposes selling top-tier chips to China and urged global testing of AI systems. Amodei also expressed concern about the rapid development of Chinese AI.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·Dario Amodei says Anthropic has never backed an open-weights model ban, lists reasons top chips shouldn't be sold to China, calls for global model testing, more (Anthropic)
- The Next Web·Anthropic’s Dario Amodei says the company has never called for banning open-weight AI models
- TechCrunch·Anthropic’s Dario Amodei responds: doesn’t oppose open-weight models, but fears Chinese AI
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