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Comment by Dario Amodei
CEO at Anthropic
We support the use of AI for lawful foreign intelligence and counterintelligence missions. But using these systems for mass domestic surveillance is incompatible with democratic values. AI-driven mass surveillance presents serious, novel risks to our fundamental liberties. [...] These threats do not change our position: we cannot in good conscience accede to their request.AI Verified source (2026)
2mo ago
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AI Verified
Verified. The anthropic.com source URL returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but a web search confirmed the quote from Dario Amodei's Feb 2026 statement on Anthropic's discussions with the Department of War: support for "lawful foreign intelligence and counterintelligence missions" but that "using these systems for mass domestic surveillance is incompatible with democratic values" and "AI-driven mass surveillance presents serious, novel risks to our fundamental liberties," declining to accede to the government's request (corroborated by The Hill, NBC News, TimelineDaily, CNBC). Attribution to Dario Amodei (Anthropic CEO) is correct and year 2026 is current. The "for" vote on "Ban governments from using AI to conduct mass surveillance of citizens" aligns with his stated refusal to enable mass domestic surveillance.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 12d ago
replying to Dario Amodei