Thinking of Warren Ellis (yes im aware of the sexual coercion, and that the victims tried to work it out with him to make him improve and how that
process has apparently failed, even if the people are positive. So be warned) Supergod again. Where various nations invent their own superhumans/agi cyborgs base them on gods/treat them like gods, and the world dies.
Are there OpenAI employees who aren't already in a TREACLESian cult? That's the only way I'd believe them thinking that any cult rituals that their "spiritual leader" performs are strange.