The idea that AI would rise up and seize power over its human creators has always seemed preposterous to me. But it is not at all preposterous, as your comment

The idea that AI would rise up and seize power over its human creators has always seemed preposterous to me. But it is not at all preposterous, as your comment demonstrates, that we might imagine AI as some kind of savior and put it in that position intentionally. This is the real danger. It is a prescription for dystopia. Either the machines, acting without understanding, will botch things up royally, or unscrupulous people will find a way to use the machines as cover while they pull the strings to their own benefit. Or both.