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In “The Urgency of Interpretability” (April 2025) he wrote: “literally a legal blocker”

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In fact, for some applications, the fact that we can’t see inside the models is literally a legal blocker to their adoption—for example in mortgage assessments where decisions are legally required to be explainable.

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The Urgency of Interpretability
darioamodei.com · 2025-04

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“In “The Urgency of Interpretability” (April 2025) he wrote: “literally a legal blocker”.” ai notis, checked 13 Oct 2026. Source: The Urgency of Interpretability (darioamodei.com). https://ainotis.com/c/1424

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ai notis. (2026, October 13). In “The Urgency of Interpretability” (April 2025) he wrote: “literally a legal blocker” [Checked claim 1424]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/1424

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