But this is not an example about intelligence, it&#x27;s an example about uncontrolled actuators. A paperclip making machine could be made without any intelligence involved, and many people have been concerned about a grey goo type scenario which is similar.<p>&quot;There is no plausible scenario in which we build a strong AI... and it doesn&#x27;t take over the world&quot;<p>First off you are using polemic here with the &quot;plausible&quot; card - it seems to me as a reader that you are saying &quot;I won&#x27;t consider any other argument&quot;. I think you should.<p>There are in fact no proofs that a strong AI will take over, I can&#x27;t imagine any way that anyone could construct such a proof given that it appears that we are dealing with concepts (consciousness, intelligence, freedom of will) which are under defined. Additionally there is no indication that &quot;intelligence&quot; beyond human level is at all possible.<p>What if the strong AI doesn&#x27;t <i>want</i> to take over?