# EA AI Safetyism Increasingly Looks Like Marxism-Leninism for the Algorithmic Age by Shyam Sankar > “EA AI safetyism increasingly looks like Marxism-Leninism for the algorithmic age.” > **— Shyam Sankar**, *Sep. 12, 2026; Chief Technology Officer, Palantir* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://zamantika.com/ssankar/status/2098838592563052849) — SOCIAL / MIRROR • X post by Shyam Sankar; also reported by OfficeChai Supplied exact wording: “EA AI safetyism increasingly looks like Marxism-Leninism for the algorithmic age.” Context supplied in the dossier: “On Effective-Altruism-inflected AI-safety ideology:” ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] - [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “EA AI safetyism increasingly looks like Marxism-Leninism for the algorithmic age.” — Shyam Sankar, Sep. 12, 2026; Chief Technology Officer, Palantir https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-shyam-sankar-ea-ai-safetyism-increasingly-looks-like-marxism-leninism-for ```