Michael Nielsen slams Anthropic founders: 'I have great contempt for them'
michael_nielsen · x · 2026-09-09
Physicist and author Michael Nielsen publicly responded to Ben Todd that while the Anthropic founders' position "might be coherent," it is also "disgusting," adding he has "great contempt for the founders of Anthropic" — a rare, sharp public jab from a well-known researcher amid ongoing debates over the lab's safety strategy.
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