WSJ: Senior Anthropic staff weigh remote land purchases over AI runaway fears

WSJ: Senior Anthropic staff weigh remote land purchases over AI runaway fears

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2026-09-27 13:06:33
According to The Wall Street Journal, some senior employees at Anthropic are considering buying land in remote parts of the United States as a fallback shelter in case artificial intelligence spins out of control. The report says the idea is tied to concerns over AI risk rather than a routine real-estate decision. It also traces Anthropic’s deep links to the effective altruism movement and to a Bay Area network of “doomers” that has spent more than a decade gaming out end-of-the-world scenarios. The item was cited by Techub News, which attributed the report to The Wall Street Journal, with The Decoder named in the source line.

According to The Wall Street Journal, some senior employees at Anthropic are considering purchasing land in remote areas of the United States as a refuge in the event that AI becomes uncontrollable.

The report also traces Anthropic’s deep ties to the effective altruism movement and to a Bay Area “doomer” network that has spent more than a decade running through end-of-the-world scenarios.

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