Dario Amodei Signs AI Safety MOU with Australia, Warns of 'Panopticon' Risk

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei flew to Canberra to sign a memorandum of understanding with PM Albanese on AI safety collaboration, including data sharing with Australia's AI Safety Institute and security evaluations. Speaking at the Futures Forum in Parliament House, Amodei warned that AI in the hands of sophisticated surveillance states could create 'a panopticon,' and stated 'the technology is moving faster than we'd like it' while governments lack the tools to respond. This is Amodei's most explicit geopolitical risk framing since the Pentagon feud — now aimed at allied democracies, not just adversaries.