[dahdum]

> I think more realistically they'd shut up about the risk and downplay it a lot.

AI is an existential threat to search engines like Google, social media (FB, Twitter), advertising networks, and other massive multinationals. Many other industries, including academia is threatened as well. They’d all rather strangle the AI baby in the crib now then let it grow up and threaten them.

They believe the only way it should be allowed to grow is under their benevolent control.