Yes, but the play is an examination of the downward spiral of his own psyche. His soul is damned from the beginning, but only at the very end does he come to understand what that means. Much like any scientist who makes a brilliant discovery or invents a revolutionary new piece of technology only to realize after he's done so that he's created the means of his own destruction. Oppenheimer always knew he was creating a weapon, but he only came out with the "Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds" quote after he completed it and saw it tested. I know it's not directly analogous to the point you're making about AI specifically, but the psychology behind it is the same.