Artificial intelligence, research, and innovation by Dario Amodei
Dario Amodei leads Anthropic as co-founder and CEO, building safer AI systems through techniques like Constitutional AI. Founded in 2021 after his departure from OpenAI, Anthropic secured over US $1.6 billion in funding, including US $500 million from the FTX cryptocurrency exchange. Works uphold a public-benefit corporate model, aiming to balance innovation and societal trust.
Amodei features regularly in major outlets and was named to the TIME 100 list in 2025. Rejection of a merger with OpenAI—despite being offered the CEO role—underscored commitment to independent, safety-centered development. A physics PhD from Princeton, he previously headed research at OpenAI and Google Brain, contributing to the development of GPT-2/3 and reinforcement learning from human feedback. Compensation spans executive payouts, intellectual property, and strategic partnerships, estimated in the mid-seven-figure USD range. With public speeches and research leadership, Amodei continues bridging AI advancement with ethical responsibility.