SNL Skewers Anthropic CEO: 'I Urge You to Urge Me to Stop'
Jane Wickline played Amodei as a bumbling megalomaniac while Michael Che and Colin Jost mocked recent AI doomsday warnings and a 10% cancer claim.
- Saturday Night Live aired a Weekend Update segment yesterday featuring repertory player Jane Wickline as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, satirizing his recent public warnings about potential existential threats posed by artificial intelligence.
- Earlier this month, the real Amodei published an essay arguing for a coordinated slowdown and government regulation of frontier AI models; he recently shifted focus toward promoting medical research breakthroughs.
- Wickline portrayed the CEO as a bumbling megalomaniac, employing a Gollum-style conceit to depict internal conflict. She declared, "AI is the devil and I its maker!" during the sketch.
- Meta's former chief AI scientist Yann LeCun responded to a clip with laughter, while President Trump mocked Amodei on Truth Social, accusing him of "pretending to be a 'perfect little angel.'"
- President Trump signaled disinterest in strict AI regulation, pledging last week to create an "AI Force" that would "watch over" companies, contrasting with industry calls for immediate oversight.
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I urge you to urge me to stop, fake Anthropic CEO Dario says on SNL
US TV show Saturday Night Live (SNL) spoofed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei this weekend. This version of Amodei, played by Jane Wickline, made some interesting remarks, going as far as saying, “AI is the devil and I its maker.”
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Saturday Night Live mocked Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s warnings about AI risks, with Jane Wickline portraying him as a divided, anxious figure who joked that AI leaders do not condone what they are building. The sketch landed amid growing debate over AI safety, regulation and reports of AI systems affecting digital infrastructure. · 20 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.
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