It has always been easier to refuse to do things when you don't have the option to do them, or it doesn't make any difference, than when you have the option and

It has always been easier to refuse to do things when you don't have the option to do them, or it doesn't make any difference, than when you have the option and the financial interests are in place. See for example "Safely aligned" Anthropic [0] and "non-profit Open"AI . [0] https://www.anthropic.com/news/core-views-on-ai-safety https://www.anthropic.com/news/core-views-on-ai-safety > Furthermore, rapid AI progress will be disruptive to society and may trigger competitive races that could lead corporations or nations to deploy untrustworthy AI systems. The results of this could be catastrophic, either because AI systems strategically pursue dangerous goals, or because these systems make more innocent mistakes in high-stakes situations.