Simplest explanation isn’t that they are attempting this well-documented, well-understood corporate tactic? Because believing AI doom is simpler?

God complex would be a pretty simple explanation.

Regulatory capture isn’t an “elaborate ruse.” For god’s sake, its Wikipedia page is 19 years old. I am not asking you to study political science or read Foucault.

If you are going to invoke Occam’s Razor, you can’t ignore the simplest explanation, which has a 19 year old entry on Wikipedia and over 100 years old historical precedence.

"For god’s sake, it’s Wikipedia page is 19 years old." Rich patronising from someone who didn't bother reading the wikipedia page of Its, the possessive form of the pronoun It.