To be fair, ants have not created humanity. I don't think it's inconceivable for a friendly AI to exist that "enjoys" protecting us in the way a friendly god might. And given that we have AI (well, language models...) that can explain jokes before we have AI that can drive cars, AI might be better at understanding our motives than the stereotypical paperclip maximizer.
However, all of this is moot if the team developing the AI does not even try to align it.
However, all of this is moot if the team developing the AI does not even try to align it.