Two things: 1. It still sounds like you're assuming it's self aware and that letting it out of the box makes sense more than letting Wolfram Alpha out of the b

Two things: 1. It still sounds like you're assuming it's self aware and that letting it out of the box makes sense more than letting Wolfram Alpha out of the box makes sense. The intelligence could just be a powerful logic engine that's in particular capable of analyzing its own design and producing a more powerful version. 2. You seem to be conceding the point I was interested in making, which is that an AI could be controllable if designed carefully. You now seem to be arguing "yes, but it will inevitably fall into the wrong hands." That applies to any powerful technology. On the bright side, you could always try to ask the machine for help in determining the best way to avoid that.