[chii]

> nothing is better to quickly and safely reach those goals than to take over?

not really - taking over requires force, which, if the AI already has (e.g., a 3D printing factory which it could use to create any object), then they do not need to take over, but instead exterminate!

If the AI doesn't have such resources yet, they can "hide". For example, pretend they're not a singularity yet, and bide their time, and wait til humans give them control of something they can use to create more resources (such as an AI controlled 3D printing factory...), and then bam, instantly and exponentially grow before humans can remove the AI.