In general i agree with this view. This is what a totalitarian state does, and i know what that's like because i have lived in one.
However, even a totalitarian state or an "ai" which controls the information flow, will never ever kill the free human spirit. You will have casualties in the form of zombies from the system i agree, but "ai" will never win.
Because during the cold war, many people risked their lives to escape the totalitarian regime. Some died in the process and some escaped. Those who remained inside knew that this is the game you have to play for now, so that meant that they weren't under the control of the system, they were playing along and waiting it out until the system passed.