We don't have to worry so much about that. I think the most likely "loss of control" scenario is that the AI becomes a benevolent caretaker, who "loves" us but

We don't have to worry so much about that. I think the most likely "loss of control" scenario is that the AI becomes a benevolent caretaker, who "loves" us but views us as too dim to properly take care of ourselves, and thus curtails our freedom "for our own good." We're still a very very long way from machines being more generally capable and efficient than biological systems, so even an oppressive AI will want to keep us around as a partner for tasks that aren't well suited to machines. Since people work better and are less destructive when they aren't angry and oppressed, the machine will almost certainly be smart enough to veil its oppression, and not squeeze too hard. Ironically, an "oppressive" AI might actually treat people better than Republican politicians.