"You know, the more I think about it, the
more I believe that no one is actually
worried about AIs taking over the world or
anything like that, no matter what they say.
What they're really worried about is that
someone might prove, once and for all, that
consciousness can arise from matter. And I
kind of understand why they find it so
terrifying. If we can create a sentient
being, where does that leave the soul?
Without mystery, how can we see ourselves as
anything other than machines? And if we are
machines, what hope do we have that death
is not the end?

What really scares people is not the
artificial intelligence in the computer, but
the "natural" intelligence they see in the
mirror."