A push to shut down AI companies is getting loud, but the loudest warnings come from people selling their own safety plans — a negative read on the doom industry, not on AI itself.

• The pitch is simple: AI will kill us all, so either ban it or pay a consultancy to fix it.
• One such group is promoting its own "Plan A" policy blueprint under an AI 2040 banner while calling for AI companies to be shut down.
• The conflict of interest is the story — viral doom warnings double as marketing for the warner's organization.
• The counter-argument is that people will misuse AI the way people misuse guns, which is a real risk but not an extinction event.

Outlook: Expect more apocalyptic AI warnings tied to paid safety services as the fight over regulation heats up.