Edited for clarification. Not conscious in any way that would rival "real AI" (as per the parents point) or human consciousness.
AI will get increasing access to more and more crucial parts of society and thus become more and more dangerous. It doesn't need to "real AI" for that.
> An earthquake is dangerous even though it's not conscious.
Of course a lion is conscious but it's not conscious at a level that the parent means (real ai).
Of course, because it can wake up, right? Or are you trying to say Lions are not intelligent? If the latter I think you are wrong. I am fairly certain lions can acquire new skills and apply that knowledge in many ways. Like knowing that whoever put them down is a threat and they should probably attack them when they wake up.
No lions most certainly can't acquire new skills in any meaningful way besides trough evolution.
C. Elegans can learn new behaviors. I'm inclined to think that animals with 0 capacity for learning don't exist.