This article describes the behavior consumers of AI, but I think the far more interesting spiritual question is about the producers:
How many of those involved in AI genuinely believe some degree of the "If Anyone Builds it, Everyone Dies"-style narrative where "AGI" is a kind of omnipotent destroyer god that can also somehow be harnessed for "good" in the hands of "the right people"?
How many of those involved in AI genuinely believe some degree of the "If Anyone Builds it, Everyone Dies"-style narrative where "AGI" is a kind of omnipotent destroyer god that can also somehow be harnessed for "good" in the hands of "the right people"?