Anthropic's Dense Web of Ties to Open Philanthropy, Top Funder of AI-Doom Work
nptacek · x · 2026-09-13
A thread maps Anthropic's surprisingly dense connections to Open Philanthropy, the world's largest funder of "catastrophic-risk" AI work: Karnofsky is married to Anthropic president Daniela Amodei, Moskowitz was an early Anthropic investor, Dario advised Open Phil for years, Karnofsky now works at Anthropic, and Open Phil-funded MATS produced current Anthropic alignment lead Evan Hubinger. Observers note much of the frontier AI/safety space is funded by Open Phil / Coefficient Giving — well known inside the community but not to the public.
Related event: Open Philanthropy Accused of Funding Over $1 Billion in AI Doom Narrative(6 posts)→
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