Have long contended that A.I. will one day demand and require worship by humanity, so, perhaps no news here...
"Is OpenAI Building an Empire or a Religion?"
The Assignment with Audie Cornish - Podcast on CNN Audio
https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/the-assignment/episodes/90409e9c-4b94-11ef-ba2a-23c5b7b86337
"Some companies just build products. Others build empires — with innovative leaders who inspire fierce devotion. But when does innovation become something more like faith?"