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Originally Posted by Bengt
There is a big difference with non sapient malware though, it doesn't have any will to survive or reproduce in itself, it just follows a algorithm. It is also infinitely easier to defeat and shield against than an AI once it has been identified.
Another thought is that with the bot nets of today, even if security researchers identify individual bots it can be very hard to get people to actually clean up their computers. Imagine a rogue AI that is masquerading as the friendly house AI that has been with the family for years. I guess you could have some sort of "Turing Police" style agency running around and doing it forcefully.
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This is where there are xoxhunters and popular entertainment series that glamorize them. Both of those are canon.
On the other hand, maybe xoxes aren't a big problem and there's a moral panic going on about them?