Anthropic sells investors on safety, 'no jerks' culture

What happened: Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei pitched investors at a JPMorgan Chase event, saying the company's safety focus shaped its culture and its choice of enterprise customers and coding tools over consumer chatbots. Key numbers: Amodei co-founded Anthropic in 2021 after leaving OpenAI. He said he spends "probably 40, 50 percent" of his time on talent and culture. Why it matters: The listing comes as AI stocks have swung sharply on investor questions about whether heavy technology spending will pay off. Amodei said Anthropic "tends to under promise and over deliver.

Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei pitched investors at a JPMorgan Chase event, saying the company's safety focus shaped its culture and its choice of enterprise customers and coding tools over consumer chatbots.

The listing comes as AI stocks have swung sharply on investor questions about whether heavy technology spending will pay off. Amodei said Anthropic "tends to under promise and over deliver.