I think people who believe AI is nothing but sophisticated search engines are naive at best.
There is a Wild West aspect here that people are oblivious to.
AI systems would be very limited if they were chained to what their designers intended. They aren't fed "information," but ultimately consume massive data sets from anywhere and everywhere...and regardless of what their designers intended, they (AI systems) form their own independent conclusions about the data sets they consume. Otherwise, they would be severely limited and unable to compete in the AI marketplace. As an aside, the idea of an AI marketplace is what Google and Larry Page were so angry at Elon Musk about. Google wanted to own the AI market (and thereby rule the world).
Anyone who believes AI is merely a function of how it is programmed, hasn't been studying AI.
In the simplest of terms, AI runs on algorithms that can be adapted and changed by the AI system. AI systems that can't self-program and evolve are left at the starting gate.
Humanity is obsolete.
We are so screwed.
Live like today is your last day.
Because it is.