great man theory of history

from https://www.understandingai.org/p/predictions-of-ai-doom-are-too-much

AI Doomers depend on a “Great Man” theory of history, that assumes we’ll all become slaves of One Great AI that emerges, somehow, suddenly out of nowhere. But real history is a jumble of contributions from many people, both competing and cooperating. And like all tools, AI systems need a goal to be useful—a goal that can only be set by humans.