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OpenAI, originally a nonprofit, created a for-profit subsidiary in 2019, and the company Anthropic was formed in 2021.

Following concerns about gain-of-function research that grew in 2014, the U.S. government instituted a targeted moratorium on funding for some of those efforts.

As of September 2026, OpenAI and Anthropic have collectively raised hundreds of billions of dollars and are targeting valuations over $1 trillion.

The author advises that before any intervention, the U.S. Congress should lead a public fact-finding mission to reveal details of A.I. development.

Cal Newport states that as a technology researcher teaching in Washington, he often fields questions from lawmakers about AI.

In 2014, concerns grew regarding gain-of-function research, where viruses are manipulated to become more potent.

Cal Newport, author of a September 2026 opinion piece on AI, is a computer science professor at Georgetown University and the author of the book “Deep Work.”

In a concurrent opinion published on September 24, 2026, Associate Justice Goodwin H. Liu wrote that the case involved "the unlawful removal and handling by armed deputies of over 1,000 boxes of documents... their votes."

The 2025 gerrymander plan in California, known as Proposition 50, was backed by Governor Gavin Newsom.

Sheriff Chad Bianco said he began his investigation into the 2025 special election after receiving complaints from activists in Riverside County.

In California's 2025 special election, the proposal known as Proposition 50 passed with 64 percent of the statewide electorate voting in favor.

The companies led by Dario Amodei (Anthropic) and Sam Altman (OpenAI) are documented as being deeply connected to a strain of apocalyptic futurist thinking.

In September 2026, OpenAI chief scientist Jakub Pachocki stated that the company focuses its research on recursive self-improvement (R.S.I.) because they believe it is the only way to remain at the frontier of A.I. research.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated in or before September 2026 that committing the majority of compute towards serving people, rather than racing toward recursive self-improvement, is one of the best ways to ensure safe AI development.

Cal Newport is a professor of computer science at Georgetown University and the author of the book 'Deep Work'.

As of September 2026, OpenAI and Anthropic have collectively raised hundreds of billions of dollars and are both targeting valuations of over $1 trillion.

OpenAI, originally a nonprofit, created a for-profit subsidiary in 2019, and the company Anthropic was formed in 2021.

Cal Newport advises that before any regulatory intervention, the U.S. Congress should conduct a public fact-finding mission into AI development.

In response to concerns about gain-of-function research, the U.S. government instituted a targeted moratorium on funding for specific efforts, rather than slowing all biotechnology research.

Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University and the author of the book “Deep Work.”