Dario Amodei · White House · Anthropic · Claude · Mythos · China · The Atlantic Technology
In April, the company launched Claude Mythos Preview, a new model with pushed hacking capabilities that has ignited concern
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Dario Amodei, the firm’s CEO, visited the White House that same month for conversations over the future of the government’s relationship with the company.
Key facts
- Last January, he rescinded a set of modest Joe Biden–era policies, calling the rules “dangerous” and a “barrier” to American AI leadership
- After David Sacks, the White House’s former AI czar, reportedly called the president to complain, Trump canceled the signing ceremony
- Dario Amodei, the firm’s CEO, visited the White House that same month for conversations over the future of the government’s relationship with the company
- The White House spokesperson Liz Huston told them that the policy reflects a “common-sense approach of collaborating with industry to balance innovation and security
Summary
For months now, the White House has hinted that it may try to rein in the AI industry. Apparently, Trump has changed his mind again. The order itself is relatively toothless: Even before today, the major AI firms already had agreements in place that allowed the government to preemptively test their models for safety risks. But the executive order is meaningful in that the president is doing something—anything—about AI. Last January, he rescinded a set of modest Joe Biden–era policies, calling the rules “dangerous” and a “barrier” to American AI leadership. Today’s order still could have been much more forceful. After David Sacks, the White House’s former AI czar, reportedly called the president to complain, Trump canceled the signing ceremony.