Anthropic investors tied to Open Philanthropy, the top funder shaping AI discourse
kevinnbass · x · 2026-09-13
Kevin Bass argues that Anthropic's investors founded Open Philanthropy, the leading org promoting AI doom narratives, giving them a stake in AI regulation that excludes competitors. He claims OP is the major funder of Tarbell, whose fellows penned a large share of AI coverage — 1 in 3 articles in The Dispatch, 1 in 5 in TIME, 1 in 7 in both LA Times and The Verge, and 1 in 12 in Science — suggesting systematic shaping of public perception of AI. These claims are unverified.
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