Creators Reveal Paid AI Doomer Outreach; Guardian Article's 6 Participants All Donor-Funded
beffjezos · x · 2026-09-06
- More creators are coming forward with payment offers from "AI Doomers," per @brianchau57. Science YouTuber @skdh (1.8M subscribers) released a video describing how she and her channel were solicited.
- The thread also cites a claim that all 6 participants in a Guardian article—including the journalist and publisher—were paid by AI Doomer megadonors, calling the AI debate "more fake than you can imagine."
- The posts allege financial manipulation of the AI safety discourse; treat claims as allegations pending evidence.
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