As long as critical infrastructure is disconnected from the Internet by an airgap and the powers that be don’t rely on AI for advice, we’ll be fine. But then, practically everything is connected to the Internet.
I'm not. What you see is an illusion. ;O)
All AI would need to wreak havoc would be the ability to send email and scan the Internet. By scanning the Internet it could “dig up dirt”, and by sending email it could extort humans to do its bidding.
“As long as critical infrastructure is disconnected from the Internet by an airgap and the powers that be don’t rely on AI for advice”...
Like THAT’S going to happen...