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DAVID MARCUS: Big Tech invented AI doomsday to duck real life problems

From Section 230 reform to social media addiction among teens, practical AI concerns deserve more than sci-fi scenarios

By David Marcus Fox News

Published September 16, 2026 2:03pm EDT

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Tech companies begging for regulation seems like 'Trojan horse,' Vance says

Vice President JD Vance on Monday confirmed the Trump administration is "concerned" about the development of artificial intelligence, but that companies like OpenAI and Anthropic seeking government regulation seems like a "bit of a Trojan horse."

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As if Americans didn’t have enough to worry about — making ends meet and planning for the future — the heads of the world’s largest artificial-intelligence companies are now warning that their groundbreaking technology could leave us with no future at all: We may all be dead.

It really is a shame, given that we just survived climate change and COVID-19. Now this? Maybe we can just shut down AI for two weeks to flatten the curve.

This week, Democrats have been jumping all over themselves to hop on board this moribund bandwagon to do what they always do — regulate industry to death and hamper growth.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., conduct a news conference to announce the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act in the U.S. Capitol on March 25, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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