More Anthropic researchers warn of AI’s perils but Musk dismisses ‘psyop’

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:51:26 GMT

Insiders at the firm fear tech’s advancement could cause human extinction, while others are calling their declarations of concern a ‘setup’A day after a former researcher at Anthropic made an apocalyptic declaration about artificial intelligence, more researchers and staff members at the AI startup publicly agreed with him and posted their own dire warnings.In response, Elon Musk and other conservative figures on X, formerly Twitter, called the chorus of concerns a “setup” and a “psyop”. Continue reading...

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Left: In posts attacking ChatGPT, Katie Miller didn’t disclose her stake in its rival — www.washingtonpost.com
Center-Left: Elon Musk's X is the AI community group chat — www.axios.com
Center-Left: Lawmakers blast AI companies after researcher warns of human extinction by 2030 — www.theguardian.com
Center-Left: Elon Musk attacks film-maker behind documentary about him — www.theguardian.com
Center-Right: We're living in an AI twilight zone — www.axios.com
Right: Scoop: OpenAI faces GOP-led Senate investigation into Hugging Face breach — www.axios.com
Right: Scoop: Anthropic whistleblower gave up his equity to leave the company — www.axios.com
Center-Right: El Sayed cites Anthropic researchers’ existential warning in call for AI pause — www.washingtonexaminer.com
Center-Right: Anthropic researcher quits over existential fear of AI: ‘Gambling with our lives’ — www.washingtonexaminer.com

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