True, But Is Sentient Artificial Life Inevitable For Humans Or Machines?

What you say is, indeed, inevitable. The real issue is only who benefits. Given conservative human aversion to conscious self-modification of our physiology generally and cognitive abilities in particular (e.g., abortion, stem cells, euthanasia, performance enhancing and mind altering drugs, and so on), seems the machines or new species will be primary beneficiaries — not us — unfortunately. An ancient, yet immature reverence for a supernatural almighty and or stilted, misbegotten prejudice for simple biological nature.

Doc Huston