Anthropic
Anthropic, PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California, founded with the goal of promoting AI safety. Its flagship product is Claude, a series of large language models (LLMs). Anthropic was founded in 2021 by former members of OpenAI, including siblings Daniela Amodei and Dario Amodei, who are president and CEO, respectively. The company is privately held but plans to go public. It had an estimated valuation of $965 billion in May 2026, making it the most valuable pure-play AI company in the world.
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Who Founded Anthropic?
Dario Amodei (born 1983) is an American artificial intelligence (AI) researcher and entrepreneur. In 2021, he and his sister Daniela Amodei co-founded Anthropic, the company behind the large language model series Claude. Prior to that, he was the vice president of research at OpenAI. In his capacity as Anthropic's CEO, Amodei often writes on the benefits and risks of advanced AI systems. He is a proponent of an "entente" strategy in which a coalition of democratic nations use advanced AI systems in military applications to achieve a decisive advantage over adversaries while sharing the benefits with cooperating nations.
Daniela Amodei (born 1987) is an American entrepreneur and the president of Anthropic, an artificial intelligence (AI) company known for its Claude series of large language models. She co-founded Anthropic in 2021 with her brother Dario Amodei. Prior to her work at Anthropic, she was the vice president of safety and policy at OpenAI.
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Who runs Anthropic?
Leadership and ownership at Anthropic has evolved over its history. It was originally founded by Dario Amodei and Daniela Amodei, who established the vision for the company.
Who is responsible for Anthropic?
The founders, Dario Amodei and Daniela Amodei, were responsible for the initial creation and early success of Anthropic.