Completely useless article and un-related. How exactly would one be able to get this virus into a machine i.e. cold storage?
If my damn PC is in my attic, have fun making it's GPU transmit signals.

Have fun siphoning data from an encrypted drive

Also:
Setup and configuration is the process that makes Intel AMT features accessible to management applications. Intel AMT devices are by default delivered in an unconfigured state. Before management applications can access an Intel AMT device, the device must be populated with various settings such as network configuration and security parameters.
Completely agree. Sad part is this FUD probably scared some people.