VC Pushes Back on 'Frontier Labs Are Lying About AI Safety for IPOs' Narrative
dhadfieldmenell · x · 2026-09-14
Investor edleonklinger argues that the claim "frontier labs are lying about AI safety to pump their IPOs, capture regulators, and make more money" has become a conspiracy theory.
- For it to be true, Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Demis Hassabis, and Elon Musk — plus much of their exec teams, chief scientists, and resigning employees — would all have to be lying.
- The labs volunteered for scrutiny that slows them down during the biggest ARR growth run in capitalist history, with no signs of slowing; believing they invented regulatory hurdles only they can clear to make more money doesn't hold up.
- He notes OpenAI has said it would even be willing to delay its own IPO over safety concerns.
- He also criticizes this week's All-In Podcast discussion on AI risk as meme-worthy shallow.
Related event: Investor Debunks Conspiracy That Frontier Labs Lie About AI Safety for IPO(2 posts)→
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