Indeed, AI is just a synonym for computer program, there's a reason why Dune's Butlerian Jihad results in the destruction of all computers (including robots)...

Indeed, AI is just a synonym for computer program, there's a reason why Dune's Butlerian Jihad results in the destruction of all computers (including robots)... I'm disappointed that the article doesn't seem to realize this, I doubt that anything less drastic is going to work, considering how easy it is to replicate software ! (I'm not really convinced that EU's approach can work either.)