> The current government is maximally evil

Wow. That's incredibly optimistic. Imagine, for example, the next 'no kings' protest is met with machine gun fire, rather than ice sporadically killing activists. And then start adding on stuff.

Today, the people at the top need people at the bottom to sustain their lifestyle. Put on your billionare sociopath hat for a moment and ask yourself: If AI ever becomes sufficient to run an economy, why should you care about whether they live or die?

Then, ask yourself why the wealthy are so obsessed with AI.

> why the wealthy are so obsessed with AI

Because they want to be more wealthy, and AI is the draw for investors now.