Anthropic CEO Amodei doubles down on open-weight risk stance while insisting he never called for a ban

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said he does not support banning open-weight models, but warned that highly capable ones pose serious cyber and biosecurity risks.

He argued that once released, open models can be misused and cannot be recalled, and said powerful AI systems should face mandatory safety testing.

Amodei also called for tighter chip export controls on China and action against industrial distillation.

The comments intensify the policy fight over open-weight AI, US-China competition, and how widely advanced models should be released.