# A Country of Geniuses Is Forming in the Data Center by Dario Amodei > “The trajectory only needs to continue for a tiny period longer—one or two years, maybe less—to reach what I’ve called a country of geniuses in the data center.” > **— Dario Amodei**, *United Nations Security Council briefing, September 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Indexed source and context:** [[research/Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon|Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon]], entry “Dario Amodei — Country of geniuses.” - **Publication record:** [Source preserving the statement](https://singjupost.com/transcript-un-security-council-ai-hearing-w-sam-altman-dario-amodei-clement-delangue/); the index classifies the wording as a third-party transcript marked for checking in the index. - **Editorial treatment:** The indexed wording is reproduced with punctuation normalized around the parenthetical timing phrase. - **Verification posture:** Bryant authorized production from the indexed wording without additional primary-source verification; the source dossier’s check status is retained here. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Research index:** [[research/Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon|Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon]] - **Article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Gigawatt Is the New Measure of War|The Gigawatt Is the New Measure of War]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Dario Amodei|Dario Amodei]] - [[wiki/Superintelligence|Superintelligence]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Data Center|Data Center]] - [[wiki/Frontier AI|Frontier AI]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The trajectory only needs to continue for a tiny period longer—one or two years, maybe less—to reach what I’ve called a country of geniuses in the data center.” — Dario Amodei, United Nations Security Council briefing, September 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-dario-amodei-country-geniuses-data-center ```