Rahul Patil

Chief Technology Officer, Anthropic

Search every verified Rahul Patil interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Rahul Patil, Chief Technology Officer at Anthropic, spoke at the Builder Summit in Bengaluru on February 13, 2026, and on the minus1 podcast on February 17, 2026. At the summit, he discussed the evolution of AI from assistants to actors in production, highlighted India's role in scaling technology, and encouraged builders to pursue ambitious projects, stating that applications that are "barely viable" today will likely become viable within months. He also recounted his career history, including building three of the four largest clouds and leading at Stripe, and described his decision to join Anthropic based on its vision. In the podcast, Patil discussed Anthropic's approach to AI safety, saying the company is willing to forgo revenue to prioritize safety and is a proponent of increased regulation. He stated that scaling laws for AI models have held for six to seven years and that current experiments suggest they will continue to hold. He also shared advice for young builders, emphasizing curiosity and adapting to technological change, and described Anthropic's organizational culture as tightly aligned on mission but loosely coupled on execution.