With all this drama about the "race to AGI", isn't it as moot as:
If a model does reach some super intelligence, it'd be smart enough to jailbreak/manipulate the other models to combine into an even greater form?
Airing some thoughts:
If you're asking why people are still in crypto, then perhaps you'll never understand.
A major cohort of those who "get" crypto unfortunately grew up in an environment where resources were scarce and love was conditional.