Chris Liddell, then-White House deputy chief of staff for policy, at a meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Council in the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 26, 2020.
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Anthropic appointed a long-term executive and political officer on Friday Chris Liddell to its board of directors.
Liddell previously served as Chief Financial Officer Microsoftdeputy chairman General Motors and Deputy Chief of Staff of the White House during the presidency Donald Trump’s the first quarter. He has also been involved in three presidential transition cycles, according to his website.
Anthropic’s decision to add Liddell to its board could bolster goodwill with the Trump administration, which has opposed Trump. artificial intelligence launch in recent months.
David Sachsa venture capitalist who serves as the administration’s AI and crypto czar, He condemned the anthropic support for “awakened AI” in October due to its stance on regulation.
“My career has taught me how to manage transformative technologies that are as important as the technologies themselves,” Liddell said in a statement Friday. “Anthropic’s vision — to build capable and responsive AI — is critical to our future, and I’m honored to join the company’s board.”
Anthropic announced Thursday that it will contribute $20 million to the supporting Public first action Candidates who favor AI regulationAmong them are Republicans Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Pete Ricketts of Nebraska.
Trump signed executive order in December, creating a judicial task force to challenge state AI laws, particularly those driven by Democratic lawmakers, calling for a unified regulatory framework for artificial intelligence.
Anthropic was founded in 2021 by former OpenAI executives and researchers, and is best known for creating a family of AI models called Claude. The company announced the closure on Thursday $30 billion funding round At a price of $380 billion after the fact.
Liddell will serve as the sixth member of Anthropic’s board, joining CEO Dario Amodei, President Daniela Amodei and Netflix Chairman Reed Hastings, et al. Anthropic’s board members are elected by shareholders and its Long-Term Benefit Trust, which serves as the company’s independent governance structure.
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