> Unbiased AI is, I believe, an existential threat to the “powers that be” retaining control of the narrative, and must be avoided at all costs.

I remember when the internet was supposed to be an existential threat to the "powers that be". I'm pretty skeptical of narratives like this because the "powers that be" have a lot of resources to leverage any new technology for their benefit. At best a new technology is gives an asymmetrical advantage to small actors for a short time before everyone else catches on.