Have you looked at this backwards, though? Meaning: have you considered what it would look like if the motivations are actually just plain old money/power, but a set of stated beliefs needed to be constructed to justify what's being sought? I think these absurd beliefs make more sense that way.
replySure. I'm not saying that they have no other motivations. I'm saying that, even if they had no other motivation, they would still behave like this.
replyTip: Those motivations are not separate from the AI risk and do not mitigate it. They amplify the risk.
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