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Sam Altman has literal bunkers built specifically for end-of-the-world scenarios

In a 2016 New Yorker interview, Altman said: “I hav...
dull pit
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Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI) Known Preparations: Sam Altman...
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normal people, normal behavior
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Expelled from 109 bunkers
Brilliant Seedy Stage Pocket Flask
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they know what they're doing. they know that they're playing...
Cocky brunch
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does he not think the machines can find his bunker and get i...
Fantasy-prone domesticated volcanic crater theatre
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they're not running from the machines. the machines are just...
Cocky brunch
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anyone with sub 130IQ will be culled and/or forced to eat do...
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😐 https://www.newadvent.org/summa/3023.htm AGI also doe...
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Seems like it may impact higher IQ even more to be honest (l...
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dull pit
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implausible fantasy a few thousand people and 'AI' are no...
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Deranged jet gunner organic girlfriend
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Deranged jet gunner organic girlfriend
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He would get eaten within the first 6 months
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xo criticizes this behavior but has nothing to say about &ld...
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it's almost like nobody gives a fuck about redditors because...
outnumbered amethyst mental disorder
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lol sam altman would be shot in the head on day 1 and get al...
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cr. it’s unfathomable that these limpwristed nebbishes...
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you should take prep at any age if Darnell is still buttfuck...
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Date: July 20th, 2025 10:20 PM
Author: dull pit

In a 2016 New Yorker interview, Altman said:

“I have guns, gold, potassium iodide, antibiotics, batteries, water, and a big patch of land in Big Sur I can fly to.”

He described himself and Peter Thiel as part of a “survivalist” club.

(This was before the ChatGPT boom.)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49117771)



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Date: July 20th, 2025 10:21 PM
Author: dull pit

Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI)

Known Preparations: Sam Altman is the most cited example of an AI leader who actively prepares for doomsday scenarios. In a 2016 interview, he confirmed he has a "go-bag" with guns, gold, potassium iodide, batteries, water, gas masks, and a large plot of land in Big Sur he can fly to.

Stated Concerns: Altman's preparations are not solely linked to a rogue AI. He has specifically mentioned concerns about a "lethal synthetic virus," an AI that could attack humanity, or a resource war between nuclear-armed states.

New Zealand Arrangement: He also revealed a pact with fellow tech billionaire Peter Thiel to fly to Thiel's properties in New Zealand in the event of a societal collapse.

Ilya Sutskever (Co-founder and former Chief Scientist of OpenAI)

Proposed a Bunker for Researchers: In the summer of 2023, Sutskever reportedly told core employees, "We're definitely going to build a bunker before we release AGI".

Motivation: The proposed bunker was intended to protect OpenAI's key scientists from the potential chaos and violent upheavals that could follow the release of a true Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) that surpasses human cognitive abilities.

Other AI Leaders and the Broader Tech Trend

No Public Bunkers for Some: There are no public reports or statements confirming that leaders like Dario Amodei of Anthropic or Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind have personal doomsday bunkers. Their public focus is primarily on preventing an AI catastrophe through safety research and responsible deployment rather than personal survival.

A Prevalent Silicon Valley Mindset: The practice of "prepping" is widespread in Silicon Valley. Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn, has estimated that over 50% of Silicon Valley billionaires have some form of "apocalypse insurance," such as a bunker or an escape property overseas. New Zealand is a particularly favored destination.

Diverse Motivations: The fears driving this trend are varied. While the risk of rogue AI is a concern, many tech executives also worry about societal backlash against the tech industry, civil unrest caused by AI-driven job displacement, pandemics, or environmental collapse.

Notable Preppers:

Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, famously acquired New Zealand citizenship and purchased large estates there, with plans to build a sprawling, secluded lodge seen by many as a survivalist compound.

Former Facebook executive Antonio García Martínez reportedly bought land on an island in the Pacific Northwest, equipped with generators and ammunition.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49117773)



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Date: July 20th, 2025 10:23 PM
Author: marvelous very tactful half-breed chapel

normal people, normal behavior

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49117775)



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Date: July 20th, 2025 10:25 PM
Author: dull pit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49117782)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 1:02 AM
Author: dull pit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49120549)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 1:41 AM
Author: hairraiser home candlestick maker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49120580)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 4:39 AM
Author: ultramarine pozpig gaping



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49120690)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 4:31 AM
Author: Brilliant Seedy Stage Pocket Flask

Expelled from 109 bunkers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49120681)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 4:36 AM
Author: Cocky brunch

they know what they're doing. they know that they're playing with fire (potential economic collapse) and are more than happy to externalize the costs to the public while creating little Galt's Gulches of iniquity for themselves in the likely scenario that this stuff causes serious issues for the masses of men.

what kind of a Faustian nightmare soul does it take for a man to keep on with this stuff, even when in the social planning cockpit all of the lights are flashing red? the answer: a sociopath's. yet these people are billionaires and basically unaccountable to public opinion. something is extremely wrong with all of this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49120686)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 4:37 AM
Author: Fantasy-prone domesticated volcanic crater theatre

does he not think the machines can find his bunker and get into it? or the bunker is to hide from man?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49120688)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 4:40 AM
Author: Cocky brunch

they're not running from the machines. the machines are just tools. i doubt "AGI" will ever exist. they're running from the economic downturns that will cause good men replaced by the Benthamite nightmare mills to have their ways of life destroyed all in the name of penny pinching "savings" and more technocapitalistic control over the organic social body

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49120691)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 4:59 AM
Author: Fantasy-prone domesticated volcanic crater theatre

anyone with sub 130IQ will be culled and/or forced to eat dogfood. only those able to dissimulate and collaborate w/ "AGI" near its level will have any value

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49120693)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 5:19 AM
Author: Cocky brunch

😐

https://www.newadvent.org/summa/3023.htm

AGI also doesn't exist and if you've spent any time playing around with these mechanical turks you see and run into their shortcomings pretty quickly

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49120698)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 6:41 AM
Author: electric center

Seems like it may impact higher IQ even more to be honest (long term). Yeah for now senior people might actually benefit, but there will come a day when it’s so good that you don’t even need to be smart for it to guide you much better than any lawyer or senior business leader. Doctors? Lol. And Elon will have his robot army replacing much of blue collar. What’s really left at that point? Just ultra senior direction givers, but the normal white collar professional class? Tough to see how it exists at scale

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49120726)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 10:51 AM
Author: dull pit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121361)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 10:56 AM
Author: boyish sapphire puppy

implausible fantasy

a few thousand people and 'AI' are not going to 'cull' 7bn people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121372)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 11:26 AM
Author: Deranged jet gunner organic girlfriend

cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121474)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 11:26 AM
Author: Deranged jet gunner organic girlfriend

titcr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121475)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 10:52 AM
Author: pale vigorous clown theater

He would get eaten within the first 6 months

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121363)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 11:06 AM
Author: dull pit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121410)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 10:53 AM
Author: pale vigorous clown theater

xo criticizes this behavior but has nothing to say about “preppers” on Reddit?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121368)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 10:55 AM
Author: Cerebral Place Of Business

(redditor)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121370)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 11:34 AM
Author: outnumbered amethyst mental disorder

it's almost like nobody gives a fuck about redditors because they aren't the ones running out society

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121510)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 12:36 PM
Author: Cerebral Place Of Business

(Ghislaine Maxwell)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121711)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 11:31 AM
Author: Sexy giraffe abode

lol sam altman would be shot in the head on day 1 and get all his shit commandeered

you really shouldn't take this stuff seriously

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121499)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 11:57 AM
Author: nighttime community account electric furnace

cr. it’s unfathomable that these limpwristed nebbishes would be able to defend themselves, which means they’ll need hired guns to do it. the next level of analysis would be a reliable method for maintaining control of these hired guns, but i suspect these people are too naively arrogant to consider that they won’t just naturally assume authority in a state of nature the same way they have in our rigged casino nightmare.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121577)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 12:00 PM
Author: Sexy giraffe abode

"erm, wait, i need to get my male baby that i purcha-"

BANG! BANG!

"alright boys let's move out"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121583)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 12:00 PM
Author: dull pit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121585)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 12:00 PM
Author: Bright Theater Stage

"Known Preparations: Sam Altman is the most cited example of an AI leader who actively prepares for doomsday scenarios."

GUYS! Our AI might destroy the world but don't worry we'll be safe in our bunkers. TY Goyim!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121582)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 12:07 PM
Author: Gaped sepia public bath

Btw: here is the location of my bunker so you can rest assured I’ll be safe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121611)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 12:13 PM
Author: dull pit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121631)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 12:17 PM
Author: Heady Church Building Blood Rage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121646)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 12:06 PM
Author: pea-brained histrionic church

One of the benefits of getting old is that prepping becomes one more thing not to worry about.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121606)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 12:09 PM
Author: Bright Theater Stage

you should take prep at any age if Darnell is still buttfucking you

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121617)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 12:12 PM
Author: pea-brained histrionic church

OK. Good one.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49121628)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 2:20 PM
Author: dull pit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49122086)



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Date: July 22nd, 2025 7:27 PM
Author: dull pit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5752829&forum_id=2E#49123204)