Investigation Claims EA Donors Funded Guardian's AI Coverage: All 6 Participants Paid by Same Ecosystem
beffjezos · x · 2026-09-16
e/acc leader Beff Jezos amplifies an Effort investigation alleging Effective Altruism donors bought media to fearmonger about AI. The Guardian's AI 2027 piece allegedly had all 6 participants paid by the same donor circle: Coefficient Giving gave The Guardian $3M+ and paid the reporter's salary via the Tarbell Fellowship, while subject Kokotajlo's AI 2027 received $400K from Coefficient plus $2M from SFF — none disclosed.
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