This presupposes that the first computers to become self-aware and self-directed will have a) physical bodies that they can move at will, and b) the ability to

This presupposes that the first computers to become self-aware and self-directed will have a) physical bodies that they can move at will, and b) the ability to communicate their thoughts/desires to us in a language that we can understand. I think those are both fairly large assumptions (especially a). I think that if we ever end up creating something that is self-aware, it is much more likely that either 1) it will be 100% intentional on our part, and its sapience and agency will be a cause for great celebration on the part of those closest to it, or 2) it will be a self-awareness and intelligence that is nearly incomprehensible to us. (If it is #2, then its sapience and agency could very well still be a cause for great celebration on the part of those closest to it, once we actually understand it.)