Anthropic's Dario Amodei says the company has never called for banning open-weight AI models

Dario Amodei rejects speculations that Anthropic wants to ban all open-weight AI models

Dario Amodei denied Anthropic seeks to ban open-weight models, proposing instead export controls and anti-distillation rules. The clarification splits the industry: Anthropic argues open capabilities aid attackers; Nvidia/Meta/OpenAI defend open models as safety-enhancing, shaping US AI governance debate.