The thought has crossed my mind. Not necessarily to imply sentience on the part of the AI but AI based tools will likely become a wickedly powerful tool for political manipulation and advertising.

At this point it’s inevitable that openclaw type bots will be turned loose by thieves to identify and research targets and try to exploit them for financial gain completely autonomously.

Panopticon. 1984. Brave New World. Fahrenheit 451. Robu's Baselisk. Was there an answer to any of this?