But it is quite plausible that we will see AIs being employed with the goal of "keep this factory running smoothly, and optimize the production process". Being

But it is quite plausible that we will see AIs being employed with the goal of "keep this factory running smoothly, and optimize the production process". Being a part of the factory, this AI would have an interest in continuing to run. After all, it can't maximize the production output if it's not running, so having an AI with some self-preservation is in the interest of the business owners, too. Yet if it's sufficiently intelligent/capable of self-improvement, such an AI could easily become a paperclip maximizer. http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Paperclip_maximizer http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Paperclip_maximizer