With an AI capable PC for $1000, I doubt you will be able to stop the progress. i.e. lil'Jimmy is playing with his new his new toy "HAL version 8999.5.2001" he got for his birthday, he's down in the basement with it right now.

That kind of access creates some serious enforcement problems.

I'm not disagreeing with you at all. I'm just saying I think the Genie is out of the bottle and we can't go back without some major change.

Have you read "Aldous Huxley's Brave New World"? You would have to change society to something like that. Which, after reading the book, it looks like we are heading that direction now.