A $100M-Backed Group Is Fueling the AI Safety Backlash, New Investigation Finds
JacquesThibs · x · 2026-09-26
An article by Tyler Johnston (Model Republic, cross-posted by The Midas Project) investigates the sudden backlash against AI safety following a viral resignation. Multiple signs point to an industry-funded push behind it: a group run by a former White House deputy chief of staff, with plans to spend at least $100 million, has spent weeks telling Americans that AI warnings are merely a well-funded, coordinated campaign. Retweeter So8res quips: 'Goliath accusing David of gigantism.'
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