They said why they think it’s a sincere belief: past statements from before the AI hype cycle took off. I take it you have other evidence?

Things can change, and if you know pushing the metaphorical red button brings your company more attention, then you press that button everytime.

So if I claim I am a communist who doesn't want to ever get rich and then someone dangles a billion shiny dollars in front of me to just simply grab and own, you think I'd still be a communist then?

If you go around saying “I’m a communist, I believe in communism, I think it’s very important that we establish communism”? Sure, absolutely. Engels was pretty rich.

Replace the cash with Apple or some other trillion dollar corporation and you're given the CEO's seat and voting control on the BoD. Can I be Tim Cook and preach communism and expect anyone to believe it?

They're going around saying "Imagine no possessions. To help you, we'll take them all. Don't thank us".