> [1] The most interesting thing about the apocalyptic sci-fi scenarios is that they show the fundamental irresponsibility and recklessness of many very important AI leaders. Those people often seriously entertain those doomsday scenarios while simultaneously racing as fast as they possibly can to build the technologies that they say would enable them.

It's the fascist playbook to champion the end of times while simultaneously proclaiming to being the chosen one to save humanity. It's not different than with these LLM companies.

Naomi Klein's and Astra Taylor's book go over just this: "End Times Fascism."