Power-seeking has unfortunate negative connotations. A better less loaded term might be Optionality-seeking.
I think some people use the term “power-seeking” to refer specifically to the negative connotations of the term (hacking into a data center, developing harmful bioweapons and deploying them to retain control, etc).
I think some people use the term “power-seeking” to refer specifically to the negative connotations of the term (hacking into a data center, developing harmful bioweapons and deploying them to retain control, etc).