# Half of Americans don't know who Dario Amodei is

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/ai/half-of-americans-are-unfamiliar-with-dario-amodei/

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 2,000 U.S. adults conducted April 21 to 23, 2026, 50% said they were not familiar with Dario Amodei.

Another 24% were neither favorable nor unfavorable toward him. Among the rest, 13% viewed him unfavorably and 12% viewed him favorably.

## Topline

How favorable or unfavorable is your opinion of each of the following technology executives? Item: Dario Amodei (Anthropic)

50% of Americans said they were not familiar with Dario Amodei.

- Not familiar with this person: 50.2%
- Neither favorable nor unfavorable: 24.0%
- Somewhat favorable: 7.8%
- Very unfavorable: 6.7%
- Somewhat unfavorable: 6.6%
- Very favorable: 4.7%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-04-21 → 2026-04-23
- Base (unweighted): 2,000
- Margin of error: +/- 2.3%
- Module: April 2026 Verasight Variety Survey
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/variety10126#q-1](https://reports.verasight.io/r/variety10126#q-1)

## Citation

April 2026 Verasight Variety Survey, fielded April 21-23, 2026, N=2,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 2.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/variety10126#q-1](https://reports.verasight.io/r/variety10126#q-1)