I always leaned towards Elon Musk's thoughts on the subject and never really considered whether lack of instincts would make the AI care less about its own fate

I always leaned towards Elon Musk's thoughts on the subject and never really considered whether lack of instincts would make the AI care less about its own fate. The scary but oddly exciting thing, to me, is that neither side argues the singularity isn't inevitable (if not stopped short).