I think there are broadly two groups of people behind this statement. The first group are well-meaning, if anxiety-driven and somewhat untethered from reality.

I think there are broadly two groups of people behind this statement. The first group are well-meaning, if anxiety-driven and somewhat untethered from reality. The second group are ruthless rent-seekers who know that AI is going to create an enormous amount of economic value, and they want to make sure that the economic gains are consolidated in their hands. The first group serves the latter. I’ll leave it to the reader to guess which names belong to which group.