A lab chief says it is uncomfortable that a private company builds this at all

Claim

Amodei told an interviewer it is strange and uncomfortable that a private company is building this at all, and that he would welcome joint oversight by democratically elected governments, which one critic called regulatory capture with a passport.

Reporting date: 2026-09-13 (not necessarily the event date)

Sources

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• Welcome to September 13, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)