Daniel Jeffries calls anti-AI groups 'terror cells', claims Anthropic quitter took $20K
mark_k · x · 2026-09-10
Writer Daniel Jeffries argues anti-AI doomsday messaging groups are 'terror cells': they launder money from a few donors through smaller groups and plant sleeper agents in orgs. He singles out Jacob, the young Anthropic employee whose resignation went viral, claiming he had a near-empty resume, took $20K from these groups, quit after 2 months at 'the most safety-dedicated AI company', and got amplified to 100M views by coordinated accounts.
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