Rutger Bregman on the Axios scoop: ‘they’re planning… the PR response. Have they considered not causing the catastrophe?’
Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregmanX
Why it matters
Most-viewed critical reaction to the Axios story from a well-known author (~151k views, ~3k likes on Oct 10, fxtwitter).
Summary
Historian and author Rutger Bregman quote-posted Jim VandeHei’s scoop. Read via api.fxtwitter.com on 2026-10-10: about 151k views, 3.0k likes.
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So OpenAI and Anthropic expect a catastrophe by 2027, and they’re planning… the PR response.
Have they considered not causing the catastrophe?
Quoting @JimVandeHei: Scoop: Top executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI companies are privately gaming out scenarios for a public and political revolt after a catastrophic AI event…They assume one in ‘27… https://www.axios.com/2026/10/09/ai-companies-day-after-major-attack