AXIOS January 26, 2026
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, the architect of the most powerful and popular AI system for global business, is warning of the imminent “real danger” that super-human intelligence will cause civilization-level damage absent smart, speedy intervention.
- In a 38-page essay, shared with us in advance of Monday’s publication, Amodei writes: “I believe we are entering a rite of passage, both turbulent and inevitable, which will test who we are as a species.”
- “Humanity is about to be handed almost unimaginable power, and it is deeply unclear whether our social, political, and technological systems possess the maturity to wield it.”
Why it matters: Amodei’s company has built among the most advanced LLM systems in the world.
- Anthropic’s new Claude...
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