There's also the aspect that AI can reduce the effort required to get a computer to do something. Today, if you want use a computer to do something outside the

There's also the aspect that AI can reduce the effort required to get a computer to do something. Today, if you want use a computer to do something outside the box you have to invest some level of time and other resources. With AI, it's conceivable that someone could issue a quick command and the computer would quickly find a way to fulfill that command, good or bad. One can envisage an "AI arms race", whereby white hat AIs will be responsible for trying to stay ahead of black hat AIs, and the definition of black and white will depend on what side you are on.