Anthropic’s Dario Amodei responds: doesn’t oppose open-weight models, but fears Chinese AI

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said he does not support banning open-weight AI models.

He argued the bigger risk is authoritarian misuse of advanced AI, especially by China, for military or biological threats.

Amodei called for tighter chip export controls, crackdowns on model distillation, and global safety testing that includes China.

The comments intensify the debate over open-model restrictions as U.S.-China AI competition shapes policy and safeguards.