Because socialist countries didn’t have the same networks, hegemony or development at the start, the USSR didn’t have infinite money, technology or resources to give anywhere

Because you hoard the brain in a box! (sorry, couldn’t help myself)

I understand where you’re coming from, but I highly recommend you read Masses, Elites and Rebels.

I’m skeptical they ever expected AGI to come as a result of LLMs, I believe it’s just a convenient talking point both for hype, and to distract from more immediate issues, like how corporations use these tools to screw over workers.