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THE $518 BILLION IOU.

By Zimbo · October 6, 2026

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AI cartoon by Zimbo: Satirical cartoon: a caricature of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei rings a handbell under an 'EXISTENTIAL RISK' placard while signing a towering 'IOU $518 BILLION — AI COMPUTE INFRASTRUCTURE' stack, at an 'ANTHROPIC IPO' desk, as worried robots, a sad Earth, and a data-center construction site look on.
Dario Amodei rang the extinction alarm — then signed Anthropic's $518 billion in compute IOUs.Zimbo for AI News Page
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