This is the real problem. We're looking at a future where those who control AI have an insurmountable advantage in everything. They can control the amount of intelligence the masses have access to -- for their own safety, of course -- and they will never, ever be able to close the gap.
Say they do. What then? Will people buy from them? What if we decide not to?
There's lots of competition in AI. Where do you see the 'insurmountable advantage in everything'?