According to Beating AI news, the resignation post by former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon has exceeded 100 million views within just one day and has now reached 140 million. Parker Thayer, an investigator at the conservative research organization Capital Research Center, believes that this viral phenomenon appears less like organic spread and more like a well-prepared, well-funded public relations campaign aimed at amplifying AI extinction panic to bolster the Democratic Party's push for stricter AI regulations. Firstly, the pace of dissemination was too rapid. Eighteen minutes before Coxon’s post, The Wall Street Journal had already published an exclusive report. Within 15 minutes of the post going live, the first three retweeters were from Encode AI, AI Policy Network, and AI Futures Project, all of which are organizations that have long advocated for AI safety and regulation. Secondly, these organizations share a significant financial backer. Public records from SFF show that Jaan Tallinn, co-founder of Skype, has been funding the AI Futures Project, Encode AI, and AI Policy Institute for amounts ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. Tallinn is also an early investor in Anthropic, leading the $124 million Series A funding round in 2021. Thirdly, Coxon himself has connections within this circle. Thayer noted that Coxon received the 'Long-Term Future' scholarship from Good Ventures in 2022. Good Ventures was founded by Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and his wife, with Moskovitz also being an early investor in Anthropic. Just 27 minutes after Coxon’s post, Max Nadeau, who is responsible for AI safety funding at Coefficient Giving—a charity funded by Moskovitz—joined in the dissemination. Lastly, political momentum quickly followed. Several Democratic politicians subsequently cited Coxon’s warning to call for increased AI regulation, and leftist leader Bernie Sanders had already prepared a bill days earlier to ban superintelligence and pause advanced AI development. Coxon’s sudden fame has conveniently provided the pro-regulation faction with ready political ammunition.