As an atheist, I see my purpose in life to follow a proven path as best as I can to make life better. Religion has no place in this.

An ASI, provided it does not kill as all, is the best approach to that end. Every problem we face in this horrible world is solved within one generation. Humanity is elevated to leave the struggle for survival behind.

I care little about depressed people who might miss "working for a living" as their true calling.

It is better to be depressed in abudance than be happy in scarcity. For scarcity can kill you, and it often does.