Colossus, the film, was based on the first book in a trilogy.
It seems that by the Act III mankind does indeed prefer the benevolent guidance of Colossus.
Like the aliens that arrive in "Childhood's End", I sort of look forward to our AI overlords. (Looks over at war in Israel.) We seem incapable of managing ourselves.
There is no future where AI manages us free of human control. Instead, humans will leverage AI to oppress their fellow man with heretofore unimaginable efficiency.
There are plenty of futures where different factions of AI owners have fight AI against other AI leading to rapid evolution of said AI beyond our control.
It seems that by the Act III mankind does indeed prefer the benevolent guidance of Colossus.
Like the aliens that arrive in "Childhood's End", I sort of look forward to our AI overlords. (Looks over at war in Israel.) We seem incapable of managing ourselves.