Daniela Amodei (born 1986 or 1987)[1] is an Italian-American artificial intelligence researcher and entrepreneur. She is the President and co-founder of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic.[2][3]
Daniela Amodei | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1986 or 1987 (age 37–38) |
| Nationality | Italian-American |
| Education | University of California, Santa Cruz (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Artificial intelligence researcher, entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founding Anthropic, Vice President of Safety and Policy at OpenAI |
| Title | President and co-founder of Anthropic |
| Spouse | |
| Relatives | Dario Amodei (brother) |
| Awards | Time 100 Most Influential People in AI (2023) |
Early life and education
editHer father, Riccardo Amodei, was a leather craftsman born in Italy. Her mother, Elena Engel, a Jewish American born in Chicago, was a project manager for libraries. She is the sister of Dario Amodei. Riccardo developed health problems during their childhood and died when they reached early adulthood.[4] Daniela graduated from Lowell High School[5] and graduated summa cum laude from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature.[6]
Career
editAmodei started her career in global health and politics, playing a role in a successful congressional campaign in Pennsylvania. She then briefly managed communications for House Representative Matt Cartwright in Washington D.C., before leaving politics for the tech industry. In 2013, she joined the financial service company Stripe as an early employee, before transitioning to OpenAI in 2018.[7] She was the vice president of safety and policy there, but left in 2020 to co-found Anthropic with her brother.[8]
In September 2023, Daniela and her brother Dario were named as two of the Time 100 Most Influential People in AI (Time100 AI).[1]
Personal life
editIn August 2017, Daniela married Holden Karnofsky, the co-founder of the effective altruism-based foundation Open Philanthropy.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Will, Henshall; Perrigo, Billy (September 7, 2023). "Time100 AI 2023: Dario and Daniela Amodei". Time.
- ^ Roose, Kevin (July 11, 2023). "Inside the White-Hot Center of A.I. Doomerism". The New York Times.
- ^ Prescott, Katie (June 26, 2024). "Anthropic boss Daniela Amodei makes her pitch for 'trustworthy' AI". www.thetimes.com.
- ^ Levy, Steven. "If Anthropic Succeeds, a Nation of Benevolent AI Geniuses Could Be Born". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ "Lowell Alumni Newsletter Fall 2005 by Lowell Alumni Association - Issuu". issuu.com. 2014-08-23. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ Amodei, Daniela. "Daniela Amodei LinkedIn".
- ^ Palazzolo, Stephanie (April 24, 2023). "How Anthropic cofounder Daniela Amodei plans to turn trust and safety into a feature, not a bug". Business Insider. Archived from the original on May 7, 2023.
- ^ Sullivan, Mark (September 6, 2023). "How Anthropic's Daniela Amodei is keeping AI from spinning out of control". Fast Company.
- ^ McMillan, Robert; Seetharaman, Deepa (November 22, 2023). "How a Fervent Belief Split Silicon Valley—and Fueled the Blowup at OpenAI". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023.