<i>we can just unplug the machine</i><p>A look at the history of managing downsides of industrial technology tells us that we can&#x27;t or won&#x27;t &quot;unplug&quot; it if it&#x27;s still profitable or an integral part of a vital system. Carbon dioxide changing the climate and acidifying the oceans? Unplug the coal-fired power stations! Overuse of antibiotics, especially in animals, leading to deaths in humans? How about we don&#x27;t do that!<p>The first &quot;hostile&quot; AI will only be selectively hostile. Perhaps something like automated &quot;redlining&quot; racial discrimination. Some sort of system where the benefits accrue to investors while the disadvantages are spread around. AI &quot;pollution&quot;.