I don't so much think AI becomes sentient as we reach a societal conclusion that squeezing the humanity out of life through fetishing AI is a form of hell. Tha

I don't so much think AI becomes sentient as we reach a societal conclusion that squeezing the humanity out of life through fetishing AI is a form of hell. That is: automation must liberate individuals, not enslave them. This implies that individuals must still think and operate above the 'livestock' level, i.e. work.