On the topic, tho what Eduardo says is true and British tabloids didn’t understand the situation correctly, it is important to remember that the fear of Skynet arising is real, and companies and researchers are a bit concerned. Take for example the work of DeepMind (Google’s AI company) in developing an “emergency button” to stop an AI from going rogue [Paper can be found here ].
So, while the original article may be off, things might go South if not enough “protection” layers or rules are implemented.
