Maybe I'm wrong - but it seems like some strange form of competitiveness.

They don't care about the advancements themselves, only that the advancements are some sort of cheating that shouldn't "count".

Humanity is profoundly unsettled by AI and is responding with avoidance and denial.

I think it was Roon who said it months ago: "Too many people are not emotionally prepared for if it's not a bubble."