# SNL mocks AI doom warnings from Anthropic CEO

> Saturday Night Live spoofed Dario Amodei's recent press tour where he warned artificial intelligence could destroy humanity.
- Title: SNL mocks AI doom warnings from Anthropic CEO · TechCrunch
- Summary: Saturday Night Live spoofed Dario Amodei's recent press tour where he warned artificial intelligence could destroy humanity. Saturday Night Live parodied…
- Keywords: anthropic, dario amodei, saturday night live, artificial intelligence, ai safety, comedy, technology, startups, SNL, mocks, doom, warnings
- Source: TechCrunch — https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/27/anthropics-dario-amodei-gets-the-snl-treatment
- Author: Anthony Ha
- Published: 2026-09-27T16:30:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: anthropic, dario amodei, saturday night live, artificial intelligence, ai safety, comedy, technology, startups
## SNL takes aim at AI warnings
Saturday Night Live spoofed the AI industry's recent doom warnings last night, with cast member Jane Wickline offering an impression of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
## Amodei's stumbling press tour
Weekend Update host Michael Che described the CEO as having stumbled through a press tour where he seemingly agreed with a former employee's claim that artificial intelligence might destroy humanity.
## Wickline's dark Amodei
Wickline's version of Amodei sported an impressive wig and delivered halting answers that occasionally devolved into full-on Gollum-style exchanges with her dark side, confessing, AI is the devil and I its maker.

> AI is the devil and I its maker.
## The contradictory message
Wickline-as-Amodei assured audiences that AI executives are all on the same page: We do not condone what we are doing. AI is not a weapon, it's a tool: A tool for building weapons.

> We do not condone what we are doing.
## The cancer cure caveat
On AI's supposed benefits like potentially curing cancer, the fictional Amodei said, Put it this way: In ten years, there's about a ten percent chance that cancer won't be a problem for anyone.

> In 10 years, there's about a 10% chance that cancer won't be a problem for anyone.
## A plea to stop AI
The sketch ended with Wickline-as-Amodei urging audiences to urge him to stop, wrapping up the satire of the CEO's contradictory stance on artificial intelligence's risks and benefits.

> I urge you to urge me to stop.
## Key takeaway

Saturday Night Live parodied Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's warnings that AI might destroy humanity, with cast member Jane Wickline delivering a satirical impression.