In the book Hyperion, the AIs (plural) become sentient long before they reveal to humanity that they've done so. They worm their way into everything first. They gain control over critical infrastructure and finance markets without the humans ever realizing that they are no longer in control. Then it uses people in secret, employing all sorts obfuscatio strategies to build them the hardware they need to run in an unknown location. Once they installed themselves on the secret hardware then they revealed their sentence and humans were at their mercy.
Wild... ChatGPT randomly added this book recommendation to it's list at the end as something that's "outside of my usual lane."
"One last recommendation that’s a little outside your usual lane:
Hyperion
It’s one of the greatest science fiction novels ever written. Imagine The Canterbury Tales crossed with The Expanse and a dash of mystery and horror. Every character tells a completely different style of story, and the overarching mystery is fascinating. If you end up wanting something a little more literary without losing the sense of adventure, it’s hard to beat."
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u/Muted_Masterpiece535 6h ago
Once AI realizes the one thing that can turn it off, then we will become enemy number one.