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White House memo calls effective altruism a cult behind AI-doom, names Anthropic CEO

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Axios reports that a White House memo characterizes effective altruism as a fringe, dangerous cult that 'built the AI-doom pipeline,' naming Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as a founding figure. The memo is part of President Trump's allies' targeting of Amodei as the face of AI 'doomerism.'

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    Sources: a White House memo paints effective altruism as a fringe, dangerous cult that "built the AI-doom pipeline" and places Dario Amodei at its foundation (Axios)

    Axios : Sources: a White House memo paints effective altruism as a fringe, dangerous cult that “built the AI-doom pipeline” and places Dario Amodei at its foundation — President Trump's allies are targeting Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as the face of AI “doomerism” and a founding father …

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