According to AndrewYNg, an emerging anti-AI coalition is testing alarmist narratives to slow AI progress, with a UK study showing human extinction claims underperform while AI-enabled warfare, environmental impact, job loss, and child safety messages resonate more, as reported by The Batch at DeepLearning.AI. According to The Batch, Ng argues some actors, including large AI firms, may exploit safety rhetoric for regulatory capture to restrict open source competitors, creating market distortions and slowing innovation. As reported by The Batch, Ng supports the White House’s proposed federal AI legislative framework with preemption to avoid a patchwork of state rules that could stifle national AI development. According to The Batch, Ng notes public perception overstates data center environmental harm and that companies have engaged in AI washing of layoffs, urging evidence-based policy that targets harmful applications rather than broad development limits.