Rutger Bregman reverses stance: 'We need to stop the AI industry, including Anthropic, right now'
birchlse · x · 2026-11-15
Author Rutger Bregman publishes 'Yes, you should panic about AI', admitting he long sided with AI-skeptic 'reasonable' experts whose predictions kept failing, while the doomers' warnings kept coming true — and reality is now running 5 months ahead of the scariest forecasts.
His sharpest critique targets Anthropic:
- He once hoped Anthropic, founded by safety-minded OpenAI defectors, would slow the race;
- But in February it cancelled the key promise of its safety policy — pausing if models outrun its ability to keep them safe — citing competition;
- The company has committed nearly $900B to data centers and plans an IPO this month at a valuation above $1 trillion, contradicting its own safety advocacy.
Conclusion: the world should genuinely panic and halt the AI industry now — Anthropic included.
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