Counterfactual Debate: How Yudkowsky and EA Shaped Anthropic

In a counterfactual discussion about EA and Yudkowsky's influence, users argue AI capabilities would have arrived only slightly later without them, while research shows about $500M of Anthropic's first $704M in funding came from SBF's FTX.

2026-10-13 ~ 2026-10-13 · 2 related posts

• Anthropic's first two rounds totaled $704M, with ~$500M from SBF's FTX/Alameda — jd_pressman · 2026-10-13
• In the non-Yudkowsky timeline, AI is slightly slower but gradient descent gets found anyway — enormochungus · 2026-10-13