This wrong idea, for me, encapsulates everything wrong about AI generally as well. Human beings are not predictable; we're not automatons that can produce reli

This wrong idea, for me, encapsulates everything wrong about AI generally as well. Human beings are not predictable; we're not automatons that can produce reliable outcomes. We're simply too random. This is why a "sentient AI" or whatever silliness won't take over the world; not that it isn't smart, but at some point it would have to give orders to humans, who can't be relied on to predictably execute them correctly.