Comment by sobellian

They don't multiply themselves instantly, and this is exactly the kind of religious, magical thinking to which I refer. Any thinking machine is an amalgam of hardware and software. The software changes with exceptional flexibility, yes. But if you attempt to create an "infinite" number of these you will quickly run into roadblocks.

No one serious is really arguing for a scenario where the machines rise up a la Planet of the Apes. The dangers people are really examining are scenarios of either one exceptionally clever innovation: a designer virus or hacking NORAD; or cleverly amassing economic / political influence over time akin to an exceptionally clever tech magnate. And these roles could adequately be filled by either ASI or a Bond villain.