How long until these kind of "[some creature] is smarter than you think" articles give way to "life at all scales has similar inner worlds and problem solving c

How long until these kind of "[some creature] is smarter than you think" articles give way to "life at all scales has similar inner worlds and problem solving capabilities as our own?" The species specific scope of the article echos the racism of natural sciences from a hundred years ago when skin color was thought to indicate intelligence. It seems mostly a problem of communication. The Journey to the Microcosmos YouTube channel made it clear to me that scale does not seem to change consciousness.