Timnit Gebru accuses EA-backed media outlets of shaping Anthropic resignation coverage
MilagrosMiceli · x · 2026-10-07
Timnit Gebru quote-shared NY Mag's story on 27-year-old Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon resigning in protest of the company's 'suicidally reckless' AGI pursuit — a departure that reignited debate over whether risk-believing lab employees should stay or quit. Gebru's target was the press itself: she suggested outlets platforming effective altruists are EA-funded, comparing it to TIME's 'EA propaganda' written by an EA who later became head of comms for their biggest funder.
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