Anthropic employees reportedly believe AI takeover is six months away
Scobleizer · x · 2026-10-14
In a podcast conversation, former TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington recounts that an Anthropic engineer privately said he was 'enjoying his last six months' before AI takes over, and that this view is reportedly widespread among Anthropic staff. The chat also turned to Sam Altman, whom Arrington called 'evil' and 'a psychopath.' Unverified insider talk, but a vivid window into frontier-lab AGI timeline anxiety.
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