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Trump said on “60 Minutes” that the Justice Department had warned the CEO of a large AI company to “get ready to go to jail.” The outside world speculated based on several clues that the target might be the anthropic CEO Amode. Relevant controversies include AI safety, government pressure, and subsequent regulation.
chairmantrump During an exclusive interview with CBS “60 Minutes” broadcast on the evening of the 8th, it suddenly burstMinistry of Justice He once sternly warned the CEO of a large AI company to “be prepared to go to jail”; But they did not reveal who the CEO was, and the outside world guessed from various clues that this person was most likely…anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
Trump revealed in an interview broadcast on the 8th that his government has received a report of someone suspected of “using AI to engage in inappropriate behavior.” The Justice Department called the CEO of a large AI company and warned, “Get ready to go to jail. Go say goodbye to your wife and children. You will be arrested tomorrow morning.” After that, the man “completely changed his perspective.”
Trump did not name anyone during the interview, but political online media Politico and other media speculated that the person was Amodei, based on previous reports and clues. Reasons include:
Anthropic’s AI model Cloud Fable 5 was hit with a security vulnerability in June this year. Amazon reported the vulnerability to the government and may allow users to bypass security restrictions. However, Amodai rejected the government’s request to remove the model. Subsequently, it was reported that Trump was angry and bluntly told his staff, “I want to send him to jail.” Later, the Commerce Department used export control measures to force Anthropic to suspend the model.
On June 19, Trump accepted an exclusive interview with Axios. When asked whether Anthropic posed a national security threat, he said, “Somebody would be put in jail for that kind of thing.”
Trump posted an article on his social media “Truth Social” on September 14, directly naming Amodai, saying that the government has prevented people in the AI industry from doing bad things, and used it to prove that the White House has the ability to rein in the AI industry.
In an exclusive interview on June 19, Trump praised Amodei for his quick response under pressure, which helped Anthropic cooperate with the government to increase technical security and get the ban lifted in late June. This is in line with the statement of “completely changing practices”. However, the Justice Department, the White House, and Anthropic all declined to confirm.
Because it happened that Huang Renxun, the CEO of Nvidia (Huida, also known as Nvidia), admitted to cheating and having extramarital affairs, some netizens once thought that the person in Trump’s mouth was Huang Renxun. But Trump has publicly supported Huang.
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He said that the Justice Department once called the CEO of a large AI company and warned him to “be prepared to go to jail.” They even asked him to say goodbye to his family and hinted that he might be arrested the next day. Trump said the man “completely changed his perspective” after that.
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Because Anthropic’s CloudFable 5 contained a security vulnerability, Amodai rejected the government’s request to remove it. Later, Trump publicly mentioned relevant candidates and invoked Amodei’s name on social media, making the outside world feel that the clues were highly consistent.
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The incident shows that the White House and the Justice Department can use criminal threats, export controls, etc. to pressure AI companies to correct security measures; It also highlights the conflict between national security, product safety, and government supervision of large AI companies.
