“The things that make us human will become much more important instead of much less important.” That’s from Anthropic co-founder and president Daniela Amodei, who shared why she studied literature in college instead of AI. As she says, when they look to hire people at Anthropic, they’re looking for... great communicators, those with a high EQ and people skills, and those who are kind, compassionate and curious — all uniquely human qualities, and that's something that won't change in the age of AI. What do you look for when building out your team? Let me know in the comments.show more

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei It's entirely true. People are already craving more authentic content and applications; Tech feels far removed from humanity right now and they need to re-connect with messaging, advertising and even how to develop the product that drives meaningful impact. Humans want human.

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei You don’t need compassion to build teams. You need emotional stability and accountability. Kindness is a bonus. Instability is the real risk.

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei hey @DanielaAmodei. You talk about wanting to bring people that care about people into Anthropic. Cool. But is stealing from artists to train Claude a manifestation of caring about people? You guys talk about keeping AI out of the wrong hands. But who has the right (clean) hands?

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei The Anthropic cofounder studied literature not AI. Humanities teach you how to think about thinking. Thats the actual moat in an AI world

🚨 CRITICAL THINKING ALERT 🚨 Wow. An AI company that emphasizes the humanities and what makes us truly human. Anthropic’s thought leadership is more than a corporate euphemism. One of the many gifts the humanities give us is liberation. This is why they are also called the “liberal arts”. They liberate man from what Chesterton called “the degrading slavery of being a child of his own age.” What @DanielaAmodei offers here is a rare glimmer of hope for the future of humanity and AI…amidst a rightfully bleak forecast. We’ve become a world besotted with STEM, techne and utilitarianism. Bereft of the humanities, telology. And wisdom. We know the means but not the ends. We know the answers to the small questions. We don’t even ask the big questions anymore. It’s like spending our entire lives studying the wrong material for the final exam. We know this was Rockefellers subtle plan when he designed the U.S. public school system. Strip out the humanities. Workers not thinkers. Slavish bots not free persons. Sheeple, group think, hive mind. At the impoverishment of our critical thinking, the work we do and the world we’re building. Maybe critical thinking is one of the reasons why Anthropic and @DarioAmodei has the spine to stand athwart forced government compliance. And the stones to warn us of the consequences of AI divorced from a proper anthropology and teleology. Read not the times. Read the eternities. #anthropic #ai #liberty #humanites @mbrendan1 @ClassicLearner

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei Wonderful perspective! Great leaders understand that technical skills alone cannot build a better future. Human connection matters most! 👍

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei I studied literature too and I completely and absolutely agree!

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei If Dario can behave with Sam at that level in public and get away with it, the lady has done a good job in convincing people that you do the opposite of what she is saying and you will be there at Anthropic. No humanity, just product features which scale instead of humans.

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei VoiceDirect AI #pleaseinvest

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei Say that to State of Mexico 🇲🇽 Shameless @AnthropicAI

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei Al will make our human qualities better. That should be the goal.

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei I’m already valuing real art over AI FAKES. how do you appreciate something that requires little to no effort? I sure don’t. That’s how they make their living though. The easy way out.

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei Are the founders and CEO’s following their own product? Study AI-vrything.

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei "As she says, when they look to hire people at Anthropic, they’re looking for great communicators, those with a high EQ and people skills, and those who are kind, compassionate and curious" They need to get women out of their HR department.

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei Absolutely spot on 👏 Technical skills are important, but empathy, communication, and curiosity are what truly make a team thrive. AI can’t replicate those human qualities.

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei Couldn’t agree more. In the UAE’s AI journey, empathy and curiosity matter as much as data. Real progress starts with people who care about building innovation that lasts.

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei lol

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@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei Executive speak, well said, but she didn’t answer the question 😀 I doubt she would study literature again despite this sweet talk. Dario has a lot more to do with her current role than that little literature degree :)

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei Meanwhile in North Carolina

Who believes what #BigTech is saying? 🥱🙄🤨#Amazon isn't cheap but drives up prices. #FB, who allegedly brings people together, has a Wikipedia page of scandals, #Google was just ordered to pay $425.7 million for collecting data from 98 million users who had turned off tracking... Believing #BigTech is naive

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei Yes, let’s hope this bears out. 👏👏

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei When intelligence becomes abundant, judgment becomes scarce.

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei ok but they're still ripping everyone off 3 of my books were used to train, nobody asked me or O'Reilly

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@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei No matter how technologically advanced we become, we still need human intelligence, period. By the way, can someone find the “funny” part, and if there was a “punchline”?

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@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei The truth is: at this point, one's college major does not matter. Until better education and research become available, one should get sufficiently teched up by oneself. And everyone needs to quit "academic drugs" before they graduate. Regard all academic tales and narratives 1/

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei As a fellow undergrad student of literature, w/ a masters degree in Strategic Communication, who, after retiring from a 30 year career as an Army officer, has worked in AI, ML, Blockchain, & other technologies, I literally heard Ms. Amodei’s initial response & yelled, “YES!”

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei Love this ♥️🔥 because AI is so powerful with a creative human partner and it actually supports communication and imagination with digital collaboration. Cheray @cheray

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei Blade running, up close, so personal.

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei DEI?

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei If they can build an AI funnier than Dave Chappelle and more Serious than Rasputin then that would be an interestingjob.

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei She there because of her brother, plain and simple.

@AnthropicAI @DanielaAmodei Anthropic will likely hire fewer people as AI advances and begins to take on the tasks of many. Anything that involves human interaction will become a luxury that few people will be able to afford i.e. being served by a human will cost you more.