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Anthropic CEO clarifies stance on open-weight AI models

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has clarified his stance on open-weight AI models, stating he has never advocated for a ban on them. This comes after Anthropic's decision not to sign a letter supporting open-weight AI, which led to accusations that the company was using safety concerns to protect its closed-model business. Amodei proposed narrower policies instead of a ban, focusing on controls for advanced chips, industrial-scale distillation, and mandatory safety testing for capable models. AI

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Anthropic CEO clarifies stance on open-weight AI models

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    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says he does not support open-weight AI ban

    <p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/22/openai-anthropic-open-models-trump-china" target="_blank">Anthropic</a> CEO Dario Amodei said Monday that he has "never advocated" for a ban on <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/22/nvidia-jensen-huang-china-open-source-ai" target=…