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Anthropic’s Dario Amodei Heads to Washington to Repair Relations and Push for Strong AI Export Controls

12:16 AM, 12/06/2025
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei Heads to Washington to Repair Relations and Push for Strong AI Export Controls

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei visited Washington to repair ties with the Trump administration and press for strong AI export controls. Meetings with administration officials and bipartisan senators covered AI safety, policy and export restrictions. Amodei’s call for tighter controls contrasts with Nvidia’s position after the company secured limited H20 chip sales to China with a 15% revenue-sharing arrangement with the U.S. government.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Visits Washington

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei traveled to Washington, D.C., to mend strained relations with the White House, meeting with Trump administration officials and a bipartisan group of senators. The agenda centered on AI policy, export controls and the shared goal of maintaining American leadership in advanced AI research.

The frontier AI company has distinguished itself by advocating for formal AI safety regulations. That stance has at times complicated Anthropic's relationship with the administration, which is focused on preserving the United States' technological edge, particularly vis-à-vis China.

Earlier this year, Amodei criticized a proposed moratorium on state-level AI lawmaking, which ultimately did not pass. More recently, AI adviser David Sacks publicly accused Anthropic of "running a sophisticated regulatory capture strategy based on fear-mongering," citing executives’ public disclosures about safety concerns.

Anthropic’s spokesperson described the meetings as "productive and substantive," adding: "There’s clear bipartisan interest in ensuring American leadership in AI, and we look forward to continuing these discussions."

Amodei emphasized that strong export controls are, in his view, necessary to help preserve U.S. dominance in advanced AI systems. That position contrasts with remarks this week from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and highlights a broader split among U.S. AI stakeholders—notably between GPU suppliers and model developers.

Huang told reporters after meeting with President Trump and Republican lawmakers that restrictions on sales to China have not stopped the country’s AI progress. Nvidia recently reached a deal allowing limited sales to China of its H20 chip, a constrained version of its high-end AI processors, agreeing to share 15% of the revenue from those sales with the U.S. government. Before the global AI competition intensified, China was one of Nvidia’s largest markets; now the company must navigate U.S. export controls and pressure from Beijing to support domestic chip production.

Observers say the visits underscore growing debate in Washington about how to balance global competitiveness, national security and safety regulation as lawmakers shape new AI policy frameworks.

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