[Verdex]

[Okay so the third option that I thought of but decided not to put down was: literal genie's lamp, fountain of youth, or robot army. Because then who cares if you collapse the economy if AGI, you'll be safe with your robot army. Not particularly happy that this option is potentially not far from the mark.]

[cess11]

Not sure what you mean, but it's not like the militarisation of "tech" is a secret. The current US administration is bragging about its militaristic totalisation efforts:

https://www.army.mil/article/286317/army_launches_detachment...