Because its gonna eat people's lunch if it gets going. Many in the elite saw their lunch get eaten by the internet and are now against any further innovation, i

Because its gonna eat people's lunch if it gets going. Many in the elite saw their lunch get eaten by the internet and are now against any further innovation, in stark contrast to the culture of the 90s and 2000s. Thus the AI doomerism and the broader techlash you are seeing today.