WSJ reportedly had a Coxon story ready to go, hinting at coordinated AI-safety push
binarybits · x · 2026-09-19
In a discussion about the viral Coxon incident, binarybits notes that WSJ reportedly had a story ready to publish around the time of the tweet — suggesting planning and possibly help from AI safety groups (unverified). Others counter it was simply an Anthropic talking point that went viral organically, not a Rosa Parks-style operation.
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