It's the same as all the revolutionaries and cult leaders that turned into dictators once in power. Those seeking a greater meaning to their lives get drawn to

It's the same as all the revolutionaries and cult leaders that turned into dictators once in power. Those seeking a greater meaning to their lives get drawn to the sweet nectar of lies that tells them their life will have meaning as long as, and only if, they just keep following the leader's every wish. Except this time it's not aliens following Halley's comet but AGI.