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OpenAI workers ditched their boss’ politics for Anthropic’s

A schism has emerged within OpenAI as its workers have aligned with the politics of rival Anthropic, according to a report. The divide highlights differing political views between employees and leadership at the San Francisco-based AI lab.

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OpenAI workers not only revealed a schism within one of San Francisco’s frontier AI labs, they also aligned with the politics of their direct competitor Anthropic, where workers and executives are walking in lockstep.

OpenAI workers ditched their boss’ politics for Anthropic’s

source & further reading
missionlocal.org — original article Scott Wiener and Connie Chan both want to rein in AI. They disagree on how to do that. Meet the S.F. school board candidates: Do you support strict limits on screen time and use of AI in class? Meet the District 10 candidates: Would you put a moratorium on AI data centers?
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