# Chamath Accuses AI Leaders of Using Doom Warnings as a Fundraising Tactic

The venture investor says existential-risk messaging from top labs has tracked their capital needs, reframing a safety debate as a marketing one.

- Published: 2026-06-28T10:47:24.054Z
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The venture investor Chamath Palihapitiya has argued that AI doom narratives have followed a fundraising playbook rather than a safety playbook. In comments relayed by AI Post, he accused leaders including OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic'…

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