However genius he may be, I really think he doesn't know what he's talking about here. He may understand the algorithmic evolution of intelligence but he doesn

However genius he may be, I really think he doesn't know what he's talking about here. He may understand the algorithmic evolution of intelligence but he doesn't understand the scale and role of capitalism plays in all of this. AI won't merely happen on it's own. It will take a massive investment of funds to make this happen. And like all businesses that want to make sure their products are profitable, they will take massive efforts to mitigate any AI risk -> most likely running simulations of every possible outcome. These systems will be vigorously monitored, if a single cup of coffee doesn't get delivered on time, someone will know about it and react to it. On this scale, there are enormous financial repercussions to even the slightest errors. It's kinda like how google optimizes every byte on their landing page. The scale of testing and monitoring of automated AI services will be vast and unprecedented, due to their scale. Undoubtably there would be entire divisions of teams that monitor the algorithms and AI, to ensure, that even the slightest of errors are caught. Let's not get paranoid with Hollywood's entertaining nightmare vision of AI gone wild. Instead, focus on the enormous economic/social impact such vast disparities of wealth will cause - that's something to worry about.