Dario Amodei Concerned That New Employees Join for Salary, Not Anthropic's Mission
Dario Amodei expressed concern that new employees are increasingly joining the company for salary rather than commitment to Anthropic's mission.
Dario Amodei is worried that new employees are increasingly joining the company for salary rather than commitment to Anthropic's mission. This was reported by Axios citing an anonymous .
During interviews at Anthropic, candidates are asked how they would react if the company's stock were to drop to zero.
Every day brings another quirk from Dario Amodei. Just recently, he was unhappy that employees were coming to work for the salary rather than for the mission. Now, it seems, this position has also reflected in the hiring process.
Anthropic has a separate culture interview where candidates are now asked questions about prioritizing the mission over the future stock value.
One candidate recounted that he was directly asked how he would react if the company at some point abandoned its AI ambitions for safety reasons, causing the stock to drop to zero.
The candidate honestly replied that he would not be happy, and according to him, the interviewer did not like that answer. Other candidates also recall similar phrasing.
Great questions for an interview at a company that is soon going public, right?
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