Anthropic’s Dario Amodei gets the SNL treatment
Saturday Night Live featured a sketch where cast member Jane Wickline portrayed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. The segment mocked recent AI industry warnings by depicting Amodei as conflicted and apologetic about the technology's potential dangers. The performance included humorous lines suggesting that AI is a tool for building weapons and that cancer might still be a problem in ten years.
- ▪Jane Wickline performed an impression of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday Night Live.
- ▪Michael Che introduced the segment by noting Amodei's agreement with claims that AI might destroy humanity.
- ▪The sketch included the line 'AI is not a weapon, it's a tool: A tool for building weapons.'
- ▪The fictional Amodei character expressed uncertainty about AI benefits, stating there is a 10% chance cancer will not be a problem in ten years.
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In Brief Posted: 9:30 AM PDT · September 27, 2026 Image Credits:Saturday Night Live / NBC Anthony Ha Anthropic’s Dario Amodei gets the SNL treatment Saturday Night Live took on the AI industry’s recent warnings of doom last night, as cast member Jane Wickline offered her impression of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Weekend Update host Michael Che — who sounded a little uncertain about how to pronounce Amodei’s last name — kicked the segment off by describing the CEO as having “stumbled through a press tour” where he seemingly agreed with a former employee’s claim that artificial intelligence might destroy humanity.
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