An AI slowdown would mean regulation so OpenAI and Anthropic remain the primary vendor lock ins, and that the AI bubble doesn't burst - as investors think its potential is only capped by regulation. It delays people realising it's not god.
It's pretty transparently obvious to me the cultish doomsday narrative is due to awful internal culture at Anthropic (I've heard first hand from employees there saying it is a cult), and ultimately this is about culture for IPOs and money.


