A common response is “if they truly believe this, why are they still building it?” At OpenAI, many have not deeply internalized the civilizational stakes. At Anthropic, the stakes are well-understood, but they are locked in a race to get there first - they believe no one else will act responsibly, so they must do it themselves, despite the risk.
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The real rationale fot them not to quit Anthropic is the 100% probability of losing in income.
https://xcancel.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476208908972230...
From Jacob:
For a few million a year, I'd say the same thing.