Critics question EA-aligned oversight of Anthropic: "not independent if ideologically aligned"
beffjezos · x · 2026-09-13
Zack Korman argues that having effective altruist safety people supervise Anthropic — a company already run by effective altruist safety people — doesn't constitute independent oversight, since they're all ideologically aligned. beffjezos amplified the take with a 🎯 repost. The post highlights a structural critique of today's AI safety governance ecosystem: when watchdogs and the watched share the same ideological roots, genuine checks are hard to come by.
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