Reddit's brutal analogy: OpenAI promises safety, Anthropic abstains — six kids either way
infinitefailandlearn · reddit · 2026-10-04
A Reddit post sums up the safety philosophies of the two leading AI labs with a crude but vivid analogy: OpenAI is the boyfriend who swears he'll wear a condom, then admits he 'can't feel a thing'; Anthropic is the one saving himself for marriage out of respect. Both end up with six kids, for different reasons — implying the societal outcomes of the aggressive and conservative routes converge anyway. The author invites discussion.
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