The Leftist Split Over AI Doom
Vittoria ElliottMolly TaftPoliticsSep 18, 2026 6:15 AMThe Leftist Split Over AI DoomThe left wants AI regulation. The first slide was a drawing of an ouroboros—a dragon eating its own tail—set against a hot pink background. It garnered more than 25,000 likes on Instagram.
- ▪Vittoria ElliottMolly TaftPoliticsSep 18, 2026 6:15 AMThe Leftist Split Over AI DoomThe left wants AI regulation.
- ▪The first slide was a drawing of an ouroboros—a dragon eating its own tail—set against a hot pink background.
- ▪It garnered more than 25,000 likes on Instagram.
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Vittoria ElliottMolly TaftPoliticsSep 18, 2026 6:15 AMThe Leftist Split Over AI DoomThe left wants AI regulation. They just can't agree on what it should look like or how concerned they should be.PHOTO-ILLUSTRATION: WIRED STAFF; GETTY IMAGESCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyOn September 10, two days after researcher Jacob Coxon, who had recently quit his job at Anthropic, sounded the alarm about the industry potentially bringing about the end of humanity, the New York City Democratic Socialists of America posted a carousel of images on Instagram. The first slide was a drawing of an ouroboros—a dragon eating its own tail—set against a hot pink background.
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