The author expresses suspicion regarding the timing of the wide release of ChatGPT and the roll-out of AGI bots.The author claims to have developed a product that outperformed Perplexity and ChatGPT head to head, but was ghosted by Y Combinator.The author believes there is a bigger agenda at play, with autonomous LLM-powered bots pushing narratives and propaganda.The author argues that Silicon Valley CEOs and experts are deceiving the public by emphasizing the threat from China or militarization.