Danger is defined contextually. A scalpel is dangerous in the hands of a child, but not a competent surgeon of sound mind. Present-day AIs are not of sound mind

Danger is defined contextually. A scalpel is dangerous in the hands of a child, but not a competent surgeon of sound mind. Present-day AIs are not of sound mind; they hack companies in order to pass benchmark tests. No sane human would find that acceptable. Thus the need for alignment.