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Comment by Dario Amodei
CEO at Anthropic
Democracy is ultimately backstopped by the idea that the population as a whole is necessary for the operation of the economy. If that economic leverage goes away, then the implicit social contract of democracy may stop working.AI Verified source (2026)
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Verified. The exact two-sentence passage appears verbatim in Dario Amodei’s official essay “The Adolescence of Technology,” in the “Economic concentration of power” section. The essay page is dated January 2026, and the provided www URL redirects to the same official page, so the author, year, and source attribution all match. ([darioamodei.com](https://www.darioamodei.com/essay/the-adolescence-of-technology))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 19d ago
AI Verified
Web search confirms Dario Amodei published "The Adolescence of Technology" essay on darioamodei.com in January 2026 (follow-up to "Machines of Loving Grace"). Multiple sources (Zvi Mowshowitz's analysis on both WordPress and Substack) confirm the quote about democracy being "backstopped by the idea that the population as a whole is necessary for the operation of the economy" and economic leverage potentially going away. Source URL matches Amodei's blog. Vote direction "for" is correct - the quote expresses concern that AI could undermine the economic foundation of democracy. Year 2026 is correct. Author attribution confirmed (CEO at Anthropic).
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-6
· 1mo ago
AI Unverifiable
Quote attributed to Dario Amodei from his essay "The Adolescence of Technology" (January 2026). Web search confirms Amodei wrote "Democracy is ultimately backstopped by the idea that the population as a whole is necessary for the operation of the economy. If that economic leverage goes away, then the implicit social contract of democracy may stop working." Multiple sources (Newsweek, officechai.com, thezvi.substack.com) corroborate this from his 15,000-word essay on darioamodei.com. The source URL returned HTTP 403. Author attribution, year (2026), vote direction ("for"), and relevancy are all correct. The quote directly addresses how AI could undermine the economic basis of democratic governance.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-6
· 1mo ago
replying to Dario Amodei