Anthropic's first two rounds totaled $704M, with ~$500M from SBF's FTX/Alameda
jd_pressman · x · 2026-10-13
In a counterfactual debate on EA/Yudkowsky's influence, jdpressman shares an AI research tool's findings: Anthropic's first two funding rounds totaled $704 million, with roughly $500M coming from SBF's FTX/Alameda. A 2008 post also names Dario Amodei as an Overcoming Bias meetup organizer, showing the founders' community ties predate their AI careers. The core question: would Anthropic exist in a timeline without the Yudkowsky circle and its controversies?
Related event: Counterfactual Debate: How Yudkowsky and EA Shaped Anthropic(2 posts)→
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