I agree that the article is pushing a narrative, but you have to recognize that AIs are absolutely not being kept in sandboxes where they cannot affect the outside world.

Some AIs are being asked to write code. Do all the users of that code check it thoroughly before putting it into production?

Apple have recently rolled out Apple Intelligence. Siri can do all kinds of things on your phone.

People are racing each other to put AI in everything, and the restrictions on them will be looser and looser.