Dario Amodei rejects speculations that Anthropic wants to ban all open-weight AI models

Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, denied claims that his company supports banning open-weight AI models, stating such bans are ineffective. He emphasized open-weight models without dangerous capabilities are a public good and urged policymakers to focus on preventing advanced AI chips from reaching authoritarian governments and curbing industrial-scale AI 'distillation'. The clarification followed speculation fueled by Anthropic's refusal to sign an industry letter opposing broad restrictions on open models.