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White House memo brands effective altruism a 'doom cult,' names Amodei as founder

Axios reports Trump allies are elevating Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as the face of AI safety "doomerism" ahead of the midterms.

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What to know

  • Trump allies are targeting Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as a political foil over his AI safety warnings and ties to effective altruism.
  • A White House memo reportedly describes effective altruism as a fringe, dangerous movement that "built the AI-doom pipeline," naming Amodei as foundational to it.
  • The campaign coincides with the midterm elections and is described by Axios as worrying for investors given Anthropic's continued exposure as a political target.

Dario AmodeiDario Amodei Anthropic CEODonald TrumpDonald Trump U.S. PresidentTrump surrogates / White House officials Political operatives

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    White House memo labels effective altruism a 'cult' tied to Amodei

    Sources describe an internal White House memo that paints effective altruism as a fringe, dangerous movement that "built the AI-doom pipeline," placing Dario Amodei at its foundation.

    “built the AI-doom pipeline…”
    — White House memo

    1. 1 outlet first by Axios, 3d ago · read ↗

    • President Trump's allies are targeting Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as the face of AI “doomerism” and a founding father of the effective altruism movement that's come under increasing political fire. —

      @laurenmeidasaBluesky3d agoview on Bluesky ↗
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    Trump allies cast Amodei as face of AI 'doomerism'

    Axios reports that Trump surrogates are targeting Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei because of his politics and his focus on AI safety, seeing him as an easy political foil amid the midterm elections.

    “President Trump's allies are targeting Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as the face of AI "doomerism" and a founding father of the effective altruism movement that's come under increasing political fire.”
    — Axios, News outlet · source

    1. 2 outlets first by International Business Times, 3d ago · also Axios · read ↗

    • herbscribner.bsky.social

      Scoop from @axios.com overnight — President Trump's allies are targeting Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as the face of AI "doomerism" and a founding father of the effective altruism movement that's come under increasing political fire.

      herbscribner.bsky.socialBluesky3d ago2▲view on Bluesky ↗

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