Every religion has a messiah. AI has a church, a priesthood, an Inquisition, and billions in donations. The Christ slot is still empty.
People do already see ChatGPT as an arbiter of truth despite its hallucinations, along with Commissar Google.
Max Tegmark sketches 12 possible scenarios: Libertarian Utopia, Benevolent Dictator, Egalitarian Utopia, Gatekeeper, Protector God, Enslaved God, Conquerors, Descendants, Zookeeper, 1984, Reversion, Self-Destruction