--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "f3968fd75263a1dc747663e30c01bb889fbfd1026767f94117a6fcdfadf77bc5" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/f3968fd7?lang=en" title: "Some Anthropic veterans are reportedly buying remote land in case \"AI goes awry\"" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-09-27T13:03:05.000Z" category: "Industry" topics: ["anthropic","safety"] source_urls: ["https://the-decoder.com/some-anthropic-veterans-are-reportedly-buying-remote-land-in-case-ai-goes-awry/"] summary: "According to the Wall Street Journal, some of Anthropic's longest-serving employees are considering buying land in remote parts of the US as a refuge in case AI goes awry. The report traces the company's deep ties to the Effective Altruism movement and a Bay Area network of \"doomers\" who've been gaming out doomsday scenarios for over a decade. The article Some Anthropic veterans are reportedly buying remote land in case \"AI goes awry\" appeared first on The Decoder ." --- # Some Anthropic veterans are reportedly buying remote land in case "AI goes awry" > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-09-27T13:03:05.000Z **Category:** Industry **Topics:** anthropic, safety ## Summary According to the Wall Street Journal, some of Anthropic's longest\-serving employees are considering buying land in remote parts of the US as a refuge in case AI goes awry\. The report traces the company's deep ties to the Effective Altruism movement and a Bay Area network of "doomers" who've been gaming out doomsday scenarios for over a decade\. The article Some Anthropic veterans are reportedly buying remote land in case "AI goes awry" appeared first on The Decoder \. ## Sources - [Story source]()