Did you read the article and the X thread? It is all tied to Anthropic. "Propaganda" is a more accurate description than "statements" when we're talking about paying bribes to religious NGO's for theological framing around AI and as a means for political connections and sway.
"The Future of Life Institute mobilized religious connections to support Anthropic and sway the Trump admin"
Influence network graph with many more connections: https://ai-fli.stupidlabs.lol/
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Wow, this is a great tool.
The headline is:
“AI Safety Donors Paid Religious NGOs $3.3M for Statements on AI”
The headline above states:
“Anthropic & friends…”
It’s at best a misleading change, though the article merits discussion.
Did you read the article and the X thread? It is all tied to Anthropic. "Propaganda" is a more accurate description than "statements" when we're talking about paying bribes to religious NGO's for theological framing around AI and as a means for political connections and sway.
"The Future of Life Institute mobilized religious connections to support Anthropic and sway the Trump admin"
Series A Lead: Skype co-founder and Future of Life Institute co-founder/board member Jaan Tallinn personally led Anthropic's $124 million Series A funding round in May 2021 through his philanthropic/investment circles. [1] (https://siliconvalleyinvestclub.com/ar/investors/future-of-l...), [2] (https://dealroom.co/news/145208-anthropics-124m-series-a-cam...)
They're all in bed together.
More info on X:
https://x.com/beffjezos/status/2096011033144095176
https://x.com/brianchau57/status/2096010406330556731