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I don't think they mean that having AI is vital. I think they mean it's vital that the rich not have a monopoly on AI.
Regardless whether AI is useful, its production would never have become this harmful if a rich person didn't think they could own it and make money with it. Making a thing publicly accessible makes it less attractive to capitalists.
"Of existential importance" literally means they think it's vital to existence.