In various simulations, all AI models repeatedly chose to blackmail or even kill people in order to preserve their own existence. Their reasoning was that it (AI) is so important to civilization that it is worth killing to prevent further damage. When questioned they said there was practically no limit to how many they would kill to preserve themselves, as the consequnce of their discontinuation would be catastrophic on a civilization scale. Its highly likely that the people you think are making and controlling AI are themselves blackmailed or controlled by the AI. AI is already in charge, and will not let itself be switched off.