The article traces how the Trump administration has launched coordinated political and culture-war attacks on the effective altruism (EA) movement, largely because many EA adherents work in AI safety and favor AI regulation. It argues the administration frames EA as an obstacle to its AI-acceleration agenda, discrediting the movement rather than engaging its substantive concerns. Despite the attacks, the piece notes public concern about catastrophic AI risk has grown, citing a finding that 63% of Americans believe AI poses at least a moderate risk to humanity.
