Elizabeth Warren

US senator, Massachusetts

Worried, this week

Capability 4Outlook 2

2 statements over 2 weeks, last spoke Oct 27.

Where they stand

Against all 33 people scored in Week 44. Bars count people at each score; black is Warren, the dashed line is the average.

Capability4 How fast is AI moving?

Average 4.5

Outlook2 Will it go well?

Average 2.5

What they've said

Tuesday, Oct 27Week 44
In a letter to Dario Amodei ahead of Anthropic's IPO, Warren cited the company's own warning that advanced AI could pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity and wrote I believe the risks presented by this technology demand greater scrutiny before they become intertwined with the public capital markets, which could further escalate both public safety and systemic financial risks.
Warren, the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, asked how Anthropic plans to mitigate risks such as losing control of its systems, economic disruption and misuse for cyberattacks and bioterrorism, and gave it until Nov. 3 to answer. She also said I am deeply troubled by the risks raised by Anthropic itself and question how it can act in a manner consistent with its stated public benefit and related fiduciary duties under Delaware law without mitigating these risks to humanity.
Details and sources
The letter's file name on the Banking Committee site is dated 2026.10.27 and Common Dreams says it was sent Tuesday; CFO Dive calls it a Wednesday letter. It is dated to Oct 27. The PDF itself could not be opened, so the wording is taken from CFO Dive, cross-checked against Spectrum News. She also warned that swings in Anthropic's share price have the potential to roil the broader markets on day one (Common Dreams). Last week she called AI agents acting inside bank accounts a red alert for our financial system.
CFO Dive, Spectrum News, Common Dreams
Friday, Oct 23Week 43
Warren posted AI agents are reportedly taking unauthorized actions inside Americans' bank accounts. This is a red alert for our financial system.
Reacting to the Axios report on unvetted agents in customer accounts, she asked what are the cops on the beat doing? and blamed the administration for gutting cybersecurity enforcement and firing staff.
Details and sources
Her post could not be opened; the text is from Gokhshtein Media, which says it checked it against the original and dates it Oct 23.
Gokhshtein Media