Anthropic is including a brand new individual to its board: Reed Hastings, Netflix’s chairman, co-founder, and former CEO.
“Hastings brings intensive expertise from founding and scaling Netflix into a world leisure powerhouse, alongside together with his service on the boards of Fb, Microsoft, and Bloomberg,” Anthropic says in its announcement post.
The corporate provides that “as somebody who’s each constructed Netflix into a world platform and invested closely in schooling reform and digital infrastructure in rising markets, he brings a sensible understanding of how to make sure know-how serves broader societal targets from the beginning.”
“Anthropic may be very optimistic in regards to the AI advantages for humanity, however can be very conscious of the financial, social, and security challenges,” Hastings says in a press release. “I’m becoming a member of Anthropic’s board as a result of I imagine of their method to AI growth, and to assist humanity progress.”
Anthropic’s board additionally contains CEO Dario Amodei, President Daniela Amodei, Yasmin Razavi, and Jay Kreps. The corporate not too long ago launched its Claude 4 AI models.
Hastings stepped down as Netflix’s co-CEO in 2023.