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Or the people who own the robots and dictate their programming (/control them). That would be my concern. Unless they're sentient and make decisions completely on their own, they can be used to oppress people to other people's wishes. As it's the case with all (modern) technology. And currently AI isn't shaped by the people, but by a rich minority and big tech companies. And I see some issues with that, specifically, in the near future.
Agreed on all points.
That said, I am smarter than the asshole CEOs, and the current state of computer security is abysmal.
So there's still some hope that we are barreling toward my (mostly) benevolent reign over endless Michael Bay blockbuster summers.
Hopefully, for everyone's sake, reality will fall somewhere in between.
But joking aside, money isn't the only form of power. There aren't that many billionaires (compared to he rest of us) and a billionaire's influence is limited by what the rest of us will or won't do.