Doom is the long-term business plan: critic argues AI labs hype risk to court regulation and monopoly
kevinnbass · x · 2026-09-30
Kevin Bass argues that leading AI labs claim every model is dangerous before release, yet three months later ship models far more powerful than the ones they refused to release. In his view, doom is their long-term business plan: they want regulation to create monopolies and will keep investing in doom narratives until they get what they want.
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