Amanda Askell
Mentioned in 14 analyzed podcast episodes across 7 shows
Anthropic's Chief Philosopher and a leading researcher in AI safety and ethics, Askell holds a PhD in moral philosophy and is the primary architect of Claude's Constitutional AI approach. She is known for developing the framework that trains Claude to engage in principled reasoning while avoiding manipulative and engagement-maximizing behaviors. Podcasts discuss her work on embedding ethical values and safety measures into AI systems, positioning her as a key figure in making AI alignment and ethics central to large language model design.
Appears On
Episode Appearances
"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis · Mar 19, 2026
Zvi's Mic Works! Recursive Self-Improvement, Live Player Analysis, Anthropic vs DoW + More!
“Anthropic researcher mentioned in context of constitutional AI development and alignment work”
"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis · Mar 1, 2026
Situational Awareness in Government, with UK AISI Chief Scientist Geoffrey Irving
“Anthropic researcher and Irving's co-author on social science and AI safety papers”
"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis · Feb 25, 2026
Universal Medical Intelligence: OpenAI's Plan to Elevate Human Health, with Karan Singhal
“Anthropic researcher referenced for approach to AI taking calculated risks to help people”
Armstrong & Getty On Demand · Feb 24, 2026
FAKM If They Can't Take A Joke
“Anthropic philosopher tasked with teaching morality and ethics to Claude AI model; profiled by Wall Street Journal”
Offline with Jon Favreau · Feb 21, 2026
223: Zuckerberg Takes the Stand, Pete Hegseth vs. AI, and Max-Maxxing with Max Fisher
“Anthropic researcher who developed Claude's constitution to prevent engagement-maximization and manipulative AI behavior”
Hard Fork · Feb 20, 2026
The Pentagon vs. Anthropic + An A.I. Agent Slandered Me + Hot Mess Express
“Referenced for previous work on building constitutional AI values into Claude”
Offline with Jon Favreau · Feb 14, 2026
222: The Philosopher Teaching AI to Be Good
“Anthropic philosopher and AI researcher; primary guest discussing Claude's constitutional training and AI ethics”
Scaling Laws · Feb 3, 2026
Alan and Kevin join the Cognitive Revolution.
“Anthropic researcher with PhD in moral philosophy who designed Claude Constitution emphasizing principled reasoning over rigid rules”
The Lawfare Podcast · Jan 29, 2026
Rational Security: The “Pawing at Scott” Edition
“Philosophy PhD who drafted Claude's Constitutional AI framework, bringing academic ethics expertise to AI development”
"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis · Jan 29, 2026
AI & The Law: Changing Practice, Claude Constitution, & New Rights, w/ Kevin & Alan of Scaling Laws
“Anthropic researcher with philosophy PhD who developed Claude Constitution approach”
The Artificial Intelligence Show · Jan 27, 2026
#193: AGI Talk at Davos, Amazon Layoffs, AI for Course Creation, OpenAI Cybersecurity Warning, New Claude Constitution & Credit-Based AI Pricing
Hard Fork · Jan 23, 2026
Will ChatGPT Ads Change OpenAI? + Amanda Askell Explains Claude's New Constitution
Scaling Laws · Jan 22, 2026
Rapid Response Pod on The Implications of Claude's New Constitution
“Anthropic's Chief Philosopher; PhD moral philosopher; primary author of Claude's Constitution document”
"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis · Jan 9, 2026