Taking the thinnest of fair slivers, I think that's reasonably common in pre-(80s?90s?00s?) sci-fi/fantasy.

Are you sure it is dubious?

Woman used as sexual party favors still happens in real life today. Since it is a common weakness, why can't an AI exploit that.

Some might say our own government is now in control of a foreign government, purely on exploiting that weakness. So it is realistic tactic.

You'd have to ask 'ideonode who actually said that, not me.