We already have that in Europe, it's called "strong government regulation" and it's great at certain tasks
Americans would rather have AI overlords than strong government regulations. /s(?)
Yes, like they prefer self driving cars over trains !
I think most people would prefer traveling alone in their own compartment and directly to their destination (and having a personal vehicle when arriving there), all else being equal.
And utterly terrible at many others (source: am European too)
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
I for one would welcome a benevolent AI dictator.
The problem is not usually the benevolence of the first dictator, but the benevolence of the 15 that come after.
We just need to make sure that the AI doesn't select it's successor from its children.
That sounds like it would lead to an Evitable Conflict.