“As I wrote in Machines of Loving Grace, powerful AI could be as little as 1–2 years away, although it could also be considerably further out.”
Co-founder and CEO, Anthropic
Said Jan 26, 2026Deadline Jan 26, 2028Dario Amodei, 'The Adolescence of Technology', darioamodei.com, 26 January 2026
Hedged as 'could be' rather than 'will be'; target set at the far end of the stated 1-2 year range.