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A primer on the ideological camps shaping the race to AGI
A guide to the AI tribes A primer on the ideological camps shaping the race to AGI Michel Justen Jan 25, 2026 395 37 57 Share Originally a talk for incoming AI journalists. Disclosure: While I’m posting this in a personal capacity, I work at Tarbell Center for AI Journalism, which is funded by Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy), a major player in this story. The man most responsible for warning the world about AI extinction also helped launch Google DeepMind. The company founded to build AI “safely” is now a flashpoint for accusations of hypocrisy. Steve Bannon and Elizabeth Warre
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