If what you’re saying is true, what’s the use (or even meaning) of being “all in”? You’re a rock either way.
Once AI starts under its own direction, human brains won't be competitive. It feels like we're a breakthrough or two away, and with trillions of funding, we'll get there. Every dollar we spend on Claude subscriptions gets us closer.
It is going to be a tiny minority of people who "win". The other 99.5% of humans will just be losers who, what, die in the streets? This argument reminds me of Roko's Basilisk. "The humanity-ending torture-loving Basilisk is coming whether you like it or not, so come over here and help me build it!"