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WSJ: Effective Altruism Shaped AI Safety and Anthropic; Early Employees Eye Remote Land

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The Wall Street Journal reports that effective altruism, with its fears that AI could wipe out humanity, has significantly influenced AI safety discussions and the founding of Anthropic. The report also notes that some early Anthropic employees are considering buying remote US land for potential relocation if AI goes awry.

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  1. Techmeme

    Wall Street Journal : How effective altruism shaped AI safety and Anthropic; some early Anthropic employees are considering buying remote US land for relocation if AI goes awry — Effective altruism and its fears that AI could wipe out humanity have wielded big influence at Anthropic