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EP. 191 · 02.08.2026 · 1:52:40

NEAR THE END OF THE EXPONENTIAL

with Dario Amodei

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EPISODE BRIEF — EP. 191 · NEAR THE END OF THE EXPONENTIAL
Guest: Dario Amodei · Published: 02.08.2026 · Duration: 1:52:40

【OVERVIEW】
Anthropic's chief executive on where the scaling curve bends, how much runway remains in compute, and what a post-exponential research landscape asks of labs and regulators alike.

【KEY TAKEAWAYS】
1. The shape of the curve
2. Compute, capital and constraints
3. Alignment as an engineering discipline
4. What comes after scaling

【CHAPTERS】
00:00 — The shape of the curve
28:00 — Compute, capital and constraints
1:05:00 — Alignment as an engineering discipline
1:35:00 — What comes after scaling

【TOPICS】Anthropic · Scaling Laws · AGI · Compute · Safety

【WATCH】https://thedaopod.com/episodes/ep-191-dario-amodei-end-of-the-exponential

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Anthropic's chief executive on where the scaling curve bends, how much runway remains in compute, and what a post-exponential research landscape asks of labs and regulators alike.

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DARIO AMODEI

Co-founder & CEO, Anthropic

Physicist turned AI researcher, former VP of Research at OpenAI, and the author of much of the modern language on scaling laws and AI safety.

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