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CEO and co-founder, Anthropic · January 2026 · Essay, The Adolescence of Technology (essay)

And there’s a hugely better world on the other side of it. But we need to understand that this is a serious civilizational challenge.

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Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder, Anthropic
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The Adolescence of Technology (essay)
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Anthropic
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