I have had the same thought experiments that lead to this inevitable conclusion, that we are the vehicle that will create a new, immortal, more efficient intell

I have had the same thought experiments that lead to this inevitable conclusion, that we are the vehicle that will create a new, immortal, more efficient intelligence and there won't really be a place left for us slow, in-evolved, inefficient, ape-like creatures. It's an unpleasant thought, but what other conclusion do you all see? I see some people arguing that "this is a bit out there" etc. but whether it's sooner, or later, i think it's inevitable. The interesting thing to me is that life and evolution propagate because of the laws of physics. It's theorized that life is a chain reaction that evolves out of a simple necessity to be as efficient as possible. So this new life for will potentially depart from that natural basis for evolution. What do you guys think though, do you really think a merge will happen? This is obviously a long term existential and depressing discussion, but really, when an intelligence with much more potential than ours arrises, will there really be any point in us lingering around? Do we even have a chance at this merge? I mean, I guess I see the urgency, we would need to start now, so that any innovation in AI is really linked to improving our own cognition from the get-go, otherwise we are just a stepping-stone for life originating from this solar system.