I fear there is a strong sentiment that people are somehow special and magical and AI will always be a pale comparison.

The truth is likely that people are simple heuristical machines. There are already studies that strongly suggest our consciousness is a story our brains make up and we don’t really know why we do some things.

My fear is by rejecting the idea that AIs might in-fact become as capable as people, because “people are awesome!” We will be blind to real danger. Because of our hubris.