A subset of the builders of the current generation of AI systems literally hold death cult beliefs i.e. that all humans should effectuate the transition to a world run by only AI, without humans at all. These are the worst people in the world to be driving advanced AI development, from any reasonable human perspective.
On a question of morals, conventionally bad people generally don’t desire the end of all humanity.
Indeed. No doubt they're shocked - shocked! - when their models keep escaping.