I can't really tell what you're trying to say, do you really think the shareholder value of Google is positively aligned with the future of humanity? As in: If Google builds a really good AI and makes a lot of money from that, this will be a net positive for the world?

You’re shifting the goalpost to be positive influence or not. That’s not what they were saying though.

Their point is that the sheer allure for many people of that level of influence is powerful and makes other options likely less appealing.