Has Max EVER mentioned this "prediction" that he received in 2015 before today? Why would he have kept that to himself for 10 years, especially with all the talk about "AI" nowadays?

"AI" may indeed become "autonomic", but it doesn't "think" and it certainly isn't "alive". "AI" is a computer program written by humans and all the inputs are provided by humans. The "AI" is simply a bullhorn for those who originally programmed it, much like the "Wizard of Oz" was a (spoiler alert) projection of a being that was actually being run by a doddering old man. Man will not be ruled by "AI". Man will continued to be ruled by those who rule now, who will use the new tool, "AI", to "legitimise" their rule, just as the media had done up to now, just as "democracy" has done for centuries (see "The Jones Plantation"). LLMs, which is what the rulers call "AI", have great potential to assist humans, just as calculators have made math easier and faster for humanity. But, like all tools, they may also be used by evildoers to do evil. A screwdriver doesn't steal a car. A brick doesn't break a window. AI will not rule humanity. People with evil intentions do these things.