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Some early Anthropic employees have reportedly considered buying land in remote parts of the US as a refuge if AI becomes uncontrollable, according to 36Kr. The account places that idea within a wider history of AI-safety researchers debating extreme risks and how to prepare for them.
Why it mattersIt is a glimpse of how serious those fears are for some people in the field, not evidence that such a catastrophe is likely or that a refuge plan is under way. Even in AI safety, the line between preparation and treating a worst case as inevitable is worth arguing over.
Discuss: Is preparing for an extreme AI catastrophe sensible resilience, or does it risk making a speculative scenario feel inevitable?
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