But for some of them, it’s not really about trying to save humanity, but rather a running of the con: the supposed danger of the systems is a splashy way to hype their power, with the goal of scoring big investments in their own AI ventures (like Musk and Altman) or funding for their own research centers (like Bourgon).

Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna, The AI Con- How to Fight Bi…, loc. 368