‘I’m deeply uncomfortable’: Anthropic CEO warns that a cadre of AI leaders, including himself, should not be in charge of the technology’s future
Fortune
CBS News 60 Minutes, interview with Anderson Cooper
“I think I'm deeply uncomfortable with these decisions being made by a few companies, by a few people... No one. Honestly, no one”
Dario Amodei16 November 2025- What you'll lose1/5
Your say, for now.
- Condescension0/5
Humble in tone.
- Tone-deafness2/5
Deeply uncomfortable, and still in charge.
- Doom0/5
None.
- Hypocrisy0/5
None.
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The occasion
CBS News 60 Minutes, interview with Anderson Cooper, 16 November 2025.
Context
Asked on 60 Minutes who elected him and Sam Altman to make decisions about the technology, Amodei said no one did, and that this is one reason he advocates for regulation. The segment aired Sunday 2025-11-16 (Reason, dated 2025-11-19, says "On Sunday"; Fortune's piece is dated 2025-11-17).
Crowd reaction
Critical commentary
Reason argued that Amodei's calls for government intervention "sound altruistic" but "regulation would only benefit Anthropic and other highly capitalized incumbents", and that his doomsday job forecast is "remotely" unlikely. This is critical commentary from a libertarian outlet, not mass backlash.