# The AI Doomers Are the Same People That Proclaimed the End of the Internet During ‘Net Neutrality’ Debates by Brendan Carr > “The AI Doomers are the same people that proclaimed the end of the Internet during ‘net neutrality’ debates.” > **— Brendan Carr**, *Sep. 16, 2026; Chairman, U.S. Federal Communications Commission* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://x.com/BrendanCarrFCC/status/2100239362130649595) — PRIMARY / USER-SUPPLIED SCREENSHOT • X post; text cross-checked against the screenshot supplied with this request Supplied exact wording: “The AI Doomers are the same people that proclaimed the end of the Internet during ‘net neutrality’ debates.” Context supplied in the dossier: “Comparing current AI-doom rhetoric with earlier net-neutrality apocalypse rhetoric:” ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] - [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The AI Doomers are the same people that proclaimed the end of the Internet during ‘net neutrality’ debates.” — Brendan Carr, Sep. 16, 2026; Chairman, U.S. Federal Communications Commission https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-brendan-carr-the-ai-doomers-are-the-same-people-that-proclaimed ```