Or if consciousness is more than an illusion. Fair points. I'm not sure if you can have a general intelligence without some form of consciousness. I don't belie

Or if consciousness is more than an illusion. Fair points. I'm not sure if you can have a general intelligence without some form of consciousness. I don't believe in gods or souls, so I lean towards us not being special. As for the how, I agree with you. I'd prefer it to not be terminators crushing heads under their iron feet while allowing us just enough room to run and hide and live in constant terror for centuries. But I doubt it will be, the power delta will be too large. It'll be like a game of Civilization where Gandhi is advancing on you with modern tanks and fighter planes while you've barely discovered the wheel.