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Daniela Amodei is an American entrepreneur born in 1987 who graduated from Lowell High School before earning a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She began her career in global health and politics before transitioning to the technology industry.
In 2013 she joined the financial service company Stripe as an early employee where she built infrastructure and supported rapid growth during formative years. Her work involved managing communications for House Representative Matt Cartwright in Washington D.C. prior to this role.
Amodei managed the team during GPT-2's development at OpenAI in 2018 before becoming vice president of safety and policy until leaving in 2020. She co-founded Anthropic with her brother Dario Amodei in 2020 and serves as its president leading teams focused on AI safety and model alignment.
Daniela Amodei and her brother were named as two of the Time 100 Most Influential People in AI in September 2023 for their contributions to making artificial intelligence safer and more reliable. The recognition highlighted how far the field had come since those early days at Stripe and praised the clarity of their approach compared to other industry players.
In August 2017 Daniela married Holden Karnofsky who is the co-founder of Coefficient Giving formerly known as Open Philanthropy. They have a son together and balance family life with demanding careers while living quietly despite their high-profile professional achievements.