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  "id": 10268362,
  "title": "Saturday Night Live spoofs Dario Amodei’s AI warnings on Weekend Update",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/saturday-night-live-spoofs-dario-amodeis-ai-warnings-on-weekend-update",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-27T17:59:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/snl-dario-amodei-ai-weekend-update"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 26, Saturday Night Live premiered its new season with a Weekend Update segment that featured a spoof of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei played by Jane Wickline in a wig. The skit presented two versions of Amodei, one trying to appear reassuring and the other expressing stark warnings about artificial intelligence. The second version, with its cautionary statements, dominated the dialogue. Amodei's character vehemently declared that AI was evil and he was its creator. When asked about the industry's stance, the character maintained that they did not condone their own actions. Even the segment's attempt to find a silver lining fell short, as Amodei's character claimed there was a mere 10% chance AI would not solve cancer within ten years. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has previously called for a slower pace of AI development to allow for safety measures and shared standards to oversee progress.",
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        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Scoop: Anthropic's Dario Amodei to have White House dinner with Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/scoop-anthropics-dario-amodei-to-have-white-house-dinner-with-trump",
        "published": "2026-09-27T15:26:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Anthropic's Dario Amodei portrayed on Saturday Night Live amid rising concern over AI security",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/anthropics-dario-amodei-portrayed-on-saturday-night-live-amid-rising",
        "published": "2026-09-27T15:31:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "'Saturday Night Live' spoofs Dario Amodei: ‘AI is the devil and I its maker’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/saturday-night-live-spoofs-dario-amodei-ai-is-the-devil-and-i-its",
        "published": "2026-09-27T15:39:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Anthropic’s Dario Amodei gets the SNL treatment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/anthropics-dario-amodei-gets-the-snl-treatment",
        "published": "2026-09-27T16:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Anthropic CEO Amodei to have White House dinner with Trump: Axios",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/anthropic-ceo-amodei-to-have-white-house-dinner-with-trump-axios",
        "published": "2026-09-27T16:54:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC Technology",
        "title": "Trump to have dinner with Anthropic CEO Amodei at the White House, Axios reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/trump-to-have-dinner-with-anthropic-ceo-amodei-at-the-white-house",
        "published": "2026-09-27T18:44:07.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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