Anthropic CEO Warns of Chinese Espionage Targeting $100M AI Secrets, Urges U.S. Action

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Updated Mar 13, 2025, 07:23 AM

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has raised concerns about potential espionage targeting U.S. artificial intelligence companies, particularly by China, to acquire valuable algorithmic secrets. Speaking at a Council on Foreign Relations event, Amodei described these secrets as 'worth $100 million' and contained in 'a few lines of code.' Amodei called for increased U.S. government support to protect AI companies from industrial espionage, suggesting partnerships with intelligence agencies to bolster security at frontier AI labs. He also highlighted China's history of large-scale industrial espionage and its potential use of AI for military and authoritarian purposes. Anthropic has previously submitted recommendations to the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), urging stronger export controls on AI chips to China and enhanced collaboration between the government and AI industry leaders to address security risks. Amodei also referenced the DeepSeek bioweapons test, which he said underscored the critical need for robust AI safeguards.

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villi

@villi

I am more sure of this than my birth date. Anthropic CEO says spies are after $100M AI secrets in a ‘few lines of code’ | TechCrunch https://t.co/1sJvaPnuuJ

Bill Gurley

@bgurley

Dario insists the “next version” of Anthropic is “unbelievable” and that in 6-12 months it will do super human things. Yet he is begging the US govt to protect him from Chinese spies. Perhaps his agentic AI could thwart the threats? Since it so amazing? https://t.co/Fzxr8GzW67

Charles Rollet

@CharlesRollet1

Anthropic's CEO @DarioAmodei is worried that spies, likely from China, are getting their hands on costly “algorithmic secrets” from the U.S.’s top AI companies - and he wants the U.S. government to step in. https://t.co/Gs995aTUPH via @TechCrunch