Or, read it, and remember the openai researcher who deeply, truly believed GPT3 or whatever was sentient.

The fact that people working in the space think it’s going to (eradicate poverty / usher in utopia / kill us all) is not a signal that that’s true.

Think of it this way: if an exec at Anthropic told you “wow, our stuff is going to lead to universal happiness”, would you believe them? If not, why are you more willing to believe them if they say it will kill us all?