This whole "ASI is going to destroy humanity so we must build it before others do" reminds me of a convo I had with my friend many years ago. He was an officer

This whole "ASI is going to destroy humanity so we must build it before others do" reminds me of a convo I had with my friend many years ago. He was an officer in the state security service in the dictatorship we both lived in at the time. He said something along these lines: "We had a chat with my colleagues about how are serving the evil. But we decided it's better if this insitution is staffed with decent people." History did put their theory to test after all. It didn't work.