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# AI industry extinction warnings are genuine rather than corporate plots for regulatory capture or hype, and they go as far back as the mid\-2000s and the 2010s \(Scott Alexander/Astral Codex Ten\)

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**Published:** 2026-10-15T11:15:01.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** safety

## Summary

AI industry extinction warnings are genuine rather than corporate plots for regulatory capture or hype, and they go as far back as the mid\-2000s and the 2010s\.

## Sources

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