Lantern Interviews

Dario Amodei on Radio Davos

The day after AGI: Two 'rock stars' of AI on what it will mean for humanity

Feb 12, 2026 · 51 min

Much of the discussion reprises Amodei’s familiar case on rapid capability gains, labor disruption, safety, and geopolitical risk. The strongest additions are his unusually concrete comments about Anthropic’s staffing outlook, revenue growth, and chip controls, so a selective listen is more rewarding than the full episode.

>> jobs. I have about the same view. I I actually agree with you and with Demis that at the time I made the comment there was no impact on the labor market. I wasn't saying there was an impact on the labor market at that moment. Um you know now I think maybe we're starting to see just just the little beginnings of it you know in software and coding. I even see it within within anthropic where you know I it you know I can look forward I can kind of look forward to a time where on the more junior end and then on the more on the more on the more on the more intermediate end we actually need less and not more people and you know we're thinking about how to deal with that within anthropic in a in a in a you know sense in a sensible way. Um I
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Dario Amodei participates in the Davos interview and provides substantive discussion of AGI timelines, AI-driven model development, Anthropic’s growth, labor displacement, geopolitics, and safety. He presents AI as highly beneficial but urgent to govern, arguing that cooperation, technical research, and guardrails can reduce serious misuse and control risks.