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Inside the well-funded AI doom machine — and who is benefiting from it

Nypost · · 737 words · By Lydia Moynihan
Political Funding and Lobbying in Tech Critique of AI Regulation/Doomerism US vs. China AI Competition
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“On Wednesday evening, Sen. Bernie Sanders hosted a panel featuring top Chinese AI officials tied to Beijing’s Ministry of Science and Technology — including Xue Lan of Tsinghua University and Zeng Yi of the Beijing Institute of AI Safety and Governance — to discuss the “existential threat” of artificial intelligence and the need for international cooperation.”
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The provided evidence only contains general information about Bernie Sanders and AI data centers, but no specific reports confirming that he hosted a panel with Chinese AI officials (Xue Lan and Zeng Yi) to discuss the existential threat of AI. The claim details are not corroborated by the search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An AI data center is a specialized data center facility designed for the computationally intensive tasks of training and running inference for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning models.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_data_center
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Left-conservatism encompasses a range of political stances that combine left-wing economics with social conservatism. It is sometimes referred to as socialist conservatism, though these terms are not …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bernie Sanders is an American politician who has served as a senator from Vermont since 2007. Having held various public offices since 1981, he is an independent and a self-described democratic social…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Bernie_…
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“A tight network of donors, with former Facebook executive Dustin Moskovitz’s Coefficient Giving at the center, has already spent $5.9 billion and has $37.8 billion more publicly pledged, according to the report.”
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The evidence confirms that Dustin Moskovitz and Cari Tuna co-founded Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy) and that it is a philanthropic organization. However, the specific financial figures ($5.9 billion spent and $37.8 billion pledged) are not present in the provided web search results or Wikipedia entries, making the claim uncorroborated by the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cari Tuna (born October 4, 1985) is an American philanthropist. Formerly a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, she is the co-founder and Chair of the philanthropic organizations Good Ventures and Co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cari_Tuna
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy) is an American philanthropic advising and funding organization. Its current CEO is Alexander Berger. As of June 2025, Coefficient Giving has directed mo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coefficient_Giving
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dustin Aaron Moskovitz (; born May 22, 1984) is an American internet entrepreneur who co-founded the social media service Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms with Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Moskovitz
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“They have given out more than $611 million in donations to candidates (99.8% of whom are Democrats), dark money groups and so-called AI safety organizations such as Future of Life Institute, the report adds.”
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The evidence provides general information about various types of donors and philanthropic organizations (e.g., DonorsChoose, general donor types). However, the specific claim regarding the $611 million in donations, the 99.8% Democratic affiliation, and the list of specific organizations (Future of Life Institute) is not detailed or corroborated by the provided search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alex Bores (born November 2, 1990) is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 73rd district. Elected in November 2022, he assumed office on January 1, 2023. H…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenAI Global, LLC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization consisting of a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC) and a nonprofit foundation, headquartered in San Franci…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reid Garrett Hoffman (born August 5, 1967) is an American Internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author. Hoffman is the co-founder and former executive chairman of LinkedIn, a busin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_Hoffman
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“Last month, Amy Kremer — best known for organizing the January 6 “Stop the Steal” rally — hosted a bipartisan town hall in New York alongside progressives and AI engineers to discuss limiting AI’s power.”
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The evidence contains general information about New York City and election cycles, but no specific reports confirming that Amy Kremer hosted a bipartisan town hall in New York with progressives and AI engineers to discuss limiting AI's power. The details of the event are not corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, as part of the 2026 midterm elections during President Donald Trump's second nonconsecu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE; also known as New York City Public Schools) is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city's public school system. The de…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — STS-135 (ISS assembly flight ULF7) was the 135th and final mission of the American Space Shuttle program. It used the orbiter Atlantis and hardware originally processed for the STS-335 contingency mis…
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“This event came days after the AI doomer policy group the Future of Life released an AI declaration to hold AI companies accountable.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the Future of Life Institute released an AI declaration (the Pro-Human AI Declaration) to hold AI companies accountable, and that this event preceded the town hall mentioned in the claims. Specifically, one search result states: 'This event came days after the AI doomer policy group the Future of Life released an AI declaration to hold AI companies accountable.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — AI slop (also known as slop content or simply as slop) is digital content made with generative artificial intelligence that is perceived as lacking in effort, quality, or meaning, and produced in high…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ai Weiwei ( EYE way-WAY; Chinese: 艾未未; pinyin: Ài Wèiwèi, IPA: [âɪ wêɪ.wêɪ]; born 28 August 1957) is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of Chin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Weiwei
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Generative artificial intelligence, commonly known as generative AI or GenAI, is a subfield of artificial intelligence that uses generative models to generate text, images, videos, audio, software cod…
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“It included signatories from SAG-AFTRA to progressives Ralph Nader and Susan Rice to conservatives like Kremer.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the AI declaration included signatories from a wide range of groups, specifically mentioning SAG-AFTRA, progressives (Ralph Nader, Susan Rice), and conservatives (Kremer). One search result states: 'It included signatories from SAG-AFTRA to progressives Ralph Nader and Susan Rice to conservatives like Kremer.'
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web search NEUTRAL — This event came days after the AI doomer policy group the Future of Life released an AI declaration to hold AI companies accountable. It included signatories from SAG-AFTRA to progressives Ralph Nader…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/30/business/inside-the-ai-doom-ma…
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web search NEUTRAL — The declaration, also signed by AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio, covers five main topics with titles such as “Keeping Humans in Charge” and “Responsibility and Accountability for AI Companies.” Within each t…
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/-human-ai-declaration…
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web search NEUTRAL — Vance: ‘American AI will not be co-opted into a tool for authoritarian censorship'. The UK and US have not signed an international agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) at a global summit in Paris…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8edn0n58gwo
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“One group, Alliance for a Better Future, ran an ad earlier this month labeling AI innovators as “Digital Epsteins,” while conservative activist Joe Allen frames it as “spiritual warfare.””
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The evidence does not contain any information regarding 'Alliance for a Better Future' running an ad labeling AI innovators as 'Digital Epsteins,' or Joe Allen framing the issue as 'spiritual warfare.' While the evidence contains general information about 'Alliance' titles, it does not support the specific claims made about the ad campaign or Joe Allen's comments.
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web search NEUTRAL — An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether an explicit agreement has been worked out among th…
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web search NEUTRAL — She joined the Alliance Title team in 2010 and has been in the title insurance industry since 2005. What she enjoys most about her work is learning as well as meeting and helping customers and associa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Find a friendly and professional Alliance Title & Escrow branch near you!
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“Dario Amodei is arguably one of the bigger winners of the doom ideology.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Dario Amodei is the CEO of Anthropic and an AI researcher. Furthermore, two separate search results state that he is 'arguably one of the bigger winners of the doom ideology,' confirming the core premise of the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dario Amodei is an American artificial intelligence researcher and entrepreneur. In 2021, he and his sister Daniela Amodei co-founded Anthropic, the company behind the large language model series Clau…
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web search NEUTRAL — While he didn’t sign the latest manifesto, Dario Amodei is arguably one of the bigger winners of the doom ideology. The Anthropic CEO is regularly accused of being alarmist about the impact of AI and …
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web search NEUTRAL — Dario Amodei is the CEO of Anthropic. He joins Big Technology Podcast for a raw, unfiltered conversation about AI's potential, its stakes, and the source of ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYDSSRS-B5U
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“this February his company dropped $20 million into a pro-regulation Super PAC).”
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The evidence mentions that Dario Amodei's company dropped $20 million into a pro-regulation Super PAC, but this specific detail is only mentioned in one web search result. No other sources corroborate the exact amount, the timing (February), or the recipient of the donation.
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“Techno-optimists like Leamer and longtime Democratic stragetist Josh Vlasto believe that alarmism is preventing America from passing a clear framework supporting innovation.”
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The evidence does not contain any information regarding Nathan Leamer or Josh Vlasto's belief that alarmism is preventing America from establishing a clear framework for innovation. This specific claim is only mentioned in one web search result and lacks corroboration.
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“They argue doomers are pushing for strict state-level bills which would create a regulatory patchwork so onerous only the largest companies could comply.”
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“China just rolled out their five-year plan for AI …”
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