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What changedThe AFP profile adds detail on how Dario Amodei moved from physics and biology into AI, including his doctoral work and a postdoctoral role at Stanford focused on protein analysis. A former adviser at Princeton recalls that Amodei wanted to tackle large scientific problems, including work that might help cure diseases.
Gregory Diamos, who worked with Amodei at Baidu, says Amodei was self-taught in computing and impressed him with code written for a computational chemistry project. Diamos also recalls him arguing strongly over research directions and company decisions.
The profile presents contrasting assessments of Amodei’s motives. One former colleague describes ambition and a desire for recognition; Anthropic says Amodei has repeatedly said he does not identify with the effective altruism community.
Sources and evidence- Who is Dario Amodei, the AI boss warning about AI’s risks? – Malay Mail: AFP’s profile adds attributed detail about Amodei’s scientific background, early computing work, conduct at Baidu and differing accounts of his motivations.
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