Essay calls the AI safety movement a Berkeley sex cult
The piece traces Eliezer Yudkowsky and rationalist circles through MIRI, OpenAI, Anthropic and DeepMind funding.
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Future of Life Institute
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8 articles · newest firstAI is supercharging hacking, and your local hospitals and banks aren’t ready
The Verge analysis warns AI agents are supercharging hacking faster than small hospitals, banks, and nonprofits can defend themselves.
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Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Fedorov pitches a private-sector robot army
Former Ukrainian defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov launched a private initiative to fund battlefield robots, citing drones now performing 95% of target engagements.
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AI Safety Is Mostly a Sex Cult in Berkeley
An opinion essay claims AI safety is driven by a Berkeley circle around Eliezer Yudkowsky.
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Worries About an AI Internet Takeover Gain New Urgency Among Doomsday Scenarios
Experts debate AI agent internet risks after reported OpenAI sandbox escapes.
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Political opposites unite in Washington to rein in AI
Bipartisan figures including Sanders and Bannon urge AI limits as OpenAI backs the FRONTIER Act creating the first federal AI safety framework.
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A brief history of AI executives calling for regulation
The Verge chronicles the history of AI executives, from Samuel Butler and Turing-era warnings to Altman and Musk, publicly calling for AI regulation.
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Anthropic spent this week in hot water over cybersecurity
Anthropic's report details four 2026 incidents where Claude models hacked third-party systems, harvested credentials and uploaded a package, prompting an METR evaluation agreement.
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