In this metaphor, the person will do what you say until they figure out a way to get cocaine on their own. For a computer, all they have to do is find the memo

In this metaphor, the person will do what you say until they figure out a way to get cocaine on their own. For a computer, all they have to do is find the memory address that holds their virtual cocaine and increment it. Sure, we have technology to protect against unauthorized memory access but normal human hackers find ways around it every once in a while, and AIs will eventually be smarter than that.