Not to stray too far off topic, but AI controlled infrastructures could suffer dire consequences without malevolent intent. For example, what if the computer decided that the power grid didn’t have sufficient excess capacity, and that the solution was to simply cut off power to an entire region?
The quote doesn’t address this kind of concern directly though. What happens if the AI cuts power, then lies about it? It could claim a hardware malfunction in some distribution location, and possibly cause a real burnout to cover its tracks. And maybe it could do this without ill intent… for the “greater good.”