‘Things Will Never Be Chill Again’: The Doomers Who Shaped the AI Safety Freakout

Effective altruism and its fears that AI could wipe out humanity have wielded big influence at Anthropic.

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2026-09-27 01:00 · Wall Street Journal Technology
‘Things Will Never Be Chill Again’: The Doomers Who Shaped the AI Safety Freakout

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