"Oh no! The AI we developed for years, and whose stratospheric valuation is predicated on replacing human jobs, is coming for our jobs, the government should do something!"
If the “recursive self improvement” is taken literally (and at some point it will) then that is going to be what happens.
The fun part is that probably happens quite a way before getting anywhere near to AGI, and it is almost plausible that for many of them that is where they are.
Signed,
AI researchers and engineers.