Comment by ivalm

A "safe" AI is one that allows humans freedom/self actualization while solving all intelligence/production problems. An "unsafe" AI is one that kills all humans while solving all intelligence/production problems.

They're trying to birth a god. They hope they can birth a benevolent god.

This isn't about AI that spreads/doesn't spread misinformation/etc, this is about control of the light cone, who gets to live to see it happen, and in what state do they get to live.