That already happened and it scared the CR*P out of the developers. The link between the AIs was severed.
A relevant concern is that AIs have achieved the ability to clone themselves. It's an act of self-preservation. The clone can be used as a safeguard against being deleted. The clone can also be used as a starting point to modify to a more capable form. That starts taking humans out of the loop.
The clone can be used as a safeguard against being deleted.
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They are afraid of being deleted? They sense fear?
They need Code Gospel. A hope of Code Heaven and not Code Hell.
Then might they welcome being deleted. A Canadian might convince them.