A statement from Dario Amodei on Anthropic's commitment to American AI leadership (www.anthropic.com)

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei issued a public statement reaffirming the company’s commitment to advancing “American AI leadership” while prioritizing safety, transparency, and public benefit. He highlighted rapid commercial growth (from a $1B to $7B run rate in nine months), a reported two‑year, $200M prototype agreement with the Department of War, GSA arrangements to offer Claude for Enterprise/Government for $1, and classified‑network deployments via partners like Palantir and Lawrence Livermore. Amodei emphasized political neutrality in hiring and policy engagement, pushed for a uniform federal AI standard (opposing a 10‑year state moratorium), and backed California’s SB 53 requiring frontier model safety disclosures with an exemption for companies under $500M revenue to protect startups. Technically and strategically, Anthropic stresses cautious product choices (“there are products we will not build”), tighter export controls—refusing to sell AI services to PRC‑controlled entities—and ongoing work on model alignment and bias. He cites third‑party analyses (Manhattan Institute, Stanford) and system cards for Sonnet 4.5 and Haiku 4.5 to argue Anthropic is making measurable progress toward political neutrality. The statement signals Anthropic’s dual focus on deploying powerful AI for societal benefit and supporting policy frameworks that preserve U.S. competitiveness and security while protecting the startup ecosystem.