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THE RESEARCHERS WHO LEFT THE RACE

By Zimbo · October 7, 2026

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AI cartoon by Zimbo: Satirical cartoon: four lab-coated figures with AVERI tags hold clipboards at a racetrack fence while race cars labeled Google DeepMind, ANTHROPIC and OpenAI speed past; Issue the knowing tabby cat sits at the fence holding her own clipboard.
Eight former OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind researchers told Asterisk why they walked out. Now they stand outside the track with clipboards.Zimbo for AI News Page
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