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"Many AI labs lack a fundamental understanding of cybersecurity, he said, something an OpenAI safety researcher also called out this week as one of the main reasons AI may cause "great harm to the world.""

"Many people working in AI safety "usually have an agenda to push," LeCun says, and then clarifies that he's talking about effective altruism, or EA, the philosophical movement that has been obsessed with the risks AI poses to humanity."

"LeCun thinks EA is "super toxic" and a "complete disaster." Its adherents who are working in AI labs suffer from "paranoia" that causes them to make poor decisions, he said. "Apparently people are having mental issues.""

"This month, the Financial Times also reported that some staffers at the U.K.'s AI Security Institute, as well as at OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind, have sought counseling, taken time off work, and spoken publicly about experiencing distress because of fears their work could cause serious harm."

"Amodei is `deluded' and `crazy,' LeCun says"

"Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and many of the company's founding staff members are known to be sympathetic to EA ideas and to have attended EA events in the past, although Amodei has denied being an EA adherent and Anthropic says its employees represent a diverse range of views."

"LeCun noted that Amodei's sister, Daniela, who is also a cofounder of Anthropic and the company's president, is married to Holden Karnofsky, who cofounded two EA-aligned philanthropies, including Open Philanthropy (now called Coefficient Giving). Karnofsky was also a member of OpenAI's board from 2017 to 2021."

"Dario tries to distance himself from Open Philanthropy, but he's totally into it," LeCun said. "I think he's completely deluded." Later in the interview, he calls Amodei "crazy."