Noticed that too. The first part sounded a lot like like the same doom-n-gloom stories from generations past. I've been told my life will be over/meaningless due to nuclear war, AIDS, global warming, peak oil, etc. AI seems to be the media's latest boogeyman. Maybe in sharper focus for them since it aims directly as their business model.

The later part just feels like the normal Internet boom stories, but trying to tell it through a fatalistic POV: If you can't beat 'em, join 'em until they devour you.