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WSJ: Early Anthropic Employees Weigh Buying Remote US Land as Relocation Plan if AI Goes Awry

Summary

A Wall Street Journal profile by Robert McMillan traces how effective altruism shaped Anthropic's founding philosophy on AI safety, reporting that some early employees are considering buying remote US land as a relocation plan if AI outcomes turn catastrophic. The piece frames the land talk as concrete contingency planning tied to the movement's existential-risk worldview inside the company.