Dario Amodei says Anthropic struggles to balance 'incredible commercial pressure' with its 'safety stuff'
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Dario Amodei says Anthropic struggles to balance 'incredible commercial pressure' with its 'safety stuff'
"The pressure to survive economically while also keeping our values is just incredible," Amodei said."
"We're under an incredible amount of commercial pressure, and we make it even harder for ourselves because we have all this safety stuff we do that I think we do more than other companies," Amodei said on a recent episode of the "Dwarkesh" podcast."
"It has been less than three years since Anthropic earned its first dollar in revenue," the company said. "Today, our run-rate revenue is $14 billion, with this figure growing over 10x annually in each of those past three years.""
Anthropic was founded in 2021 by former OpenAI employees to prioritize AI safety and mitigate potential AI risks. The company aims to uphold safety-first practices while developing commercial products. CEO Dario Amodei says Anthropic experiences intense commercial pressure that complicates maintaining those safety commitments. Anthropic announced $30 billion in Series G funding at a $380 billion post-money valuation after five years of operation. The company reported a run-rate revenue of $14 billion, growing over 10x annually for the past three years. Rapid growth and investor expectations increase tension between profitability and safety priorities.
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