Further, artificial general intelligence is a resource curse. Leaders can extract value without worrying about the people's wellbeing.
Obviously there are good outcomes but that doesn't exclude bad outcomes.
We didn't cull switchboard operators and calculators when we automated their jobs through technology. They found new jobs.
> Leaders can extract value without worrying about the people's wellbeing.
Historically this has had limits. After those limits have been reached - leaders quickly find themselves 6' under ground if people even gave them that courtesy. There are parts of the world where this has already happened - this century, maybe even this decade. Consider yourself quite privileged if you live in a part of the world where the mere thought of this seems outlandishly absurd and unrealistic.