I haven't read his book, etc., but I suspect that "storytelling" might be a reasonable characterization. On the other hand, my "I'd be curious" was hardly an attempt to create a burden of proof.

I do personally believe that convincing mankind that an FAI singularity is desirable will be a difficult task, and that many sane individuals might consider a unilateral and secret decision to FOOM as a casus belli. What would you do as Israeli PM if you received intelligence that an Iranian AI project would likely go FOOM sometime within the next two months?