AI is the only domain where I have seen a large number of people rooting for the creation of an existential risk. Nearly everyone is horrified at the thought of

AI is the only domain where I have seen a large number of people rooting for the creation of an existential risk. Nearly everyone is horrified at the thought of nuclear war, climate disaster, or a genetically engineered super virus. Something like gain of function research is heavily restricted and still controversial. But so many people are YOLOing towards future AI developments. I guess the potential for robot butlers and immense corporate profits is worth the risk? Maybe AI never lives up to the hype, but a future conditional on AI transforming the world is not far from one destroying it.