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
Born1986 or 1987 (age 37–38)
NationalityItalian-American
EducationUniversity of California, Santa Cruz (BA)
Occupation(s)Artificial intelligence researcher, entrepreneur
Known forCo-founding Anthropic, Vice President of Safety and Policy at OpenAI
TitlePresident and co-founder of Anthropic
SpouseHolden Karnofsky
RelativesDario Amodei (brother)
AwardsTime 100 Most Influential People in AI (2023)

Daniela graduated summa cum laude from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature.[4]

Amodei 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.[5] She was the vice president of safety and policy there, but left in 2020 to co-found Anthropic with her brother.[6]

In August 2017, Daniela married Holden Karnofsky, the co-founder of effective altruism-based foundation, Open Philanthropy.[7]

In September 2023, Daniela and her brother Dario were named as two of the Time 100 Most Influential People in AI (Time100 AI).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Will, Henshall; Perrigo, Billy (September 7, 2023). "Time100 AI 2023: Dario and Daniela Amodei". Time.
  2. ^ Roose, Kevin (July 11, 2023). "Inside the White-Hot Center of A.I. Doomerism". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Prescott, Katie (June 26, 2024). "Anthropic boss Daniela Amodei makes her pitch for 'trustworthy' AI". www.thetimes.com.
  4. ^ Amodei, Daniela. "Daniela Amodei LinkedIn".
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Mark (September 6, 2023). "How Anthropic's Daniela Amodei is keeping AI from spinning out of control". Fast Company.
  7. ^ 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.