Man’s power over nature really is the power of some men over other men with nature as their instrument.
Paraphrasing C.S. Lewis (i.e., quoting from memory)
Recommended: Charlie Warzel’s podcast with the authors of End-Times Fascism, Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor. Transcript also available at link: (The Zealousness of the New Tech Right - The Atlantic).
With the Lewis quote in mind, is not the crypto-religious and totalizing potential of AGI (if achieved) likely to make Sam Altman and/or Dario Amodei richer and more powerful than Bezos and Musk (who already meddles in war policy)?