LeCun amplifies chart accusing Anthropic of running a fear-fed 'grift machine'
ylecun · x · 2026-09-15
Yann LeCun retweeted Brian Roemmele's scathing attack on Anthropic, citing a chart by Kevin Bass to call it a "grift machine" fed by "fear theater" — even hinting its finances deserve prosecution. No hard evidence is presented; the signal here is LeCun's continued public hostility toward Anthropic's safety-narrative approach, notable AI-circle drama rather than established fact.
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