Anthropic backers' Open Philanthropy funded Tarbell Fellows shaping AI coverage, claims thread
kevinnbass · x · 2026-09-14
A cited post alleges that Open Philanthropy — founded by Anthropic's investors and the leading promoter of AI Doom — is the major funder of Tarbell, whose Fellows penned a large share of AI articles: 1-in-3 at The Dispatch, 1-in-5 at TIME, 1-in-7 at LA Times and The Verge, 1-in-12 at Science, raising conflict-of-interest concerns about AI regulation coverage.
Related event: Open Philanthropy Accused of Fueling AI Doom Narrative With Over $1 Billion(8 posts)→
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