Concerns about Anthropic’s financial ties and the “China will” argument for AI

A commenter objects to Anthropic’s proposed paths toward building superintelligence safely, arguing that financial entanglements compromise its staff despite expressing respect for them. The same commenter finds the “if we don’t build it, China will” argument unconvincing, citing U.S. military reach and claiming large data centers are much easier to detect than nuclear refinement facilities.