Potentially, it could even go beyond the control of any country. I have been watching the old Twilight Zone episodes on Netflix with @cmp2020, and even back then they explored the theme of AI supremacy in a few episodes. Personally, the argument that got my attention was the Bill Joy essay some time around the turn of the century, Why the Future Doesn't Need Us. I think it's all on autopilot, though. Guess there's not much to be done except to just hope for the best...