Because one day, perhaps very far in the future, there probably will be a sentient AI. How do I know that? Because it is demonstrably possible for mind to emerge from matter, as it did first in our ancestors’ brains. Unless you insist human consciousness resides in an immaterial soul, you ought to concede it is possible for physical stuff to give life to mind.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...l-intelligence
Saw this article and thought others would find it worth discussing.
My own belief is that AI does not need to copy humans and does not need to be conscious.