Re: How AI Could Wipe Out Our Brains Before Our Existence (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

I don't think I added this to our queue.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 08:32:29 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 >  > Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:05:46 +0000
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 >  > Anthropic’s leaked IPO documents show the company had a net loss of $42 
 >  > billion in 2025 and still insists that its technology could pose a “
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