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# NYT profile: Dario Amodei's AI beliefs, shaped by GiveWell, effective altruism and rationalism, and his disputes with Sam Altman and Greg Brockman

A New York Times piece (Nov 5, 2026), citing sources, details how Dario Amodei's views on AI were shaped by forums such as GiveWell and by effective altruism and 'rationalism', and recounts his disputes with Sam Altman and Greg Brockman at OpenAI.

## Key facts
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## Sources

1. [NYT: Dario Amodei and Anthropic](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/05/technology/dario-amodei-anthropic-ai.html) (nytimes.com, press)

## Changes

- 2026-11-06 (filed): Created

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- People: [Dario Amodei](https://postcutoff.com/person/dario-amodei/), [Sam Altman](https://postcutoff.com/person/sam-altman/), [Greg Brockman](https://postcutoff.com/person/greg-brockman/)