Plainly, mixed.

Safety Wars The claim

Sacks says Anthropic invented the AI-safety panic to box out rivals.

The catch

Anthropic turned down a Pentagon contract and ate a federal blacklisting rather than drop its safety guardrails.

Safety Wars The claim

A White House adviser says AI-doomer rhetoric incited the attack on Sam Altman's home.

The catch

The safety groups blamed for it have zero documented contact with the attacker and explicit no-violence policies.

Control The claim

Critics say Big Tech's AI buildout is really one big surveillance machine.

The catch

Anthropic turned down $200 million from the Pentagon rather than loosen its rules against mass surveillance.

Data Centers The claim

A tech investor says anti-data-center protesters are bused-in actors funded by Beijing.

The catch

A reporter asked attendees how they got there. They drove themselves.

Progress The claim

Pro-buildout voices call data-center protesters Luddites who are handing the AI race to China.

The catch

The 120-plus protests are local fights over power bills and water, not organized opposition to AI itself.

Data Centers The claim

Critics say data-center tax breaks prove officials are bought by industry money.

The catch

The same year, New York banned new data centers and a North Carolina commissioner lost his seat for approving one.