That was a great read. Thought provoking, like all good writing should be. Computers have certainly changed our lives and made so many things easier, they've made the world smaller. There are many positives, but there are of course negatives too.

They have made it possible to be a complete recluse and still survive via online shopping etc.. They have contributed to people losing social skills, how many people did you see today with their heads buried in their phones??

You pulled some great similarities together on us and computers being similiar and I agree with those, but AI scares me to be honest and I work in the field of computers.. I think if we are not careful, we will make ourselves redundant.. This is already the case in some industries, like super markets for instance. It is coming to my industry now with Software Defined Networking(SDN).. and will come to many other industries too..

Aside from that, allowing the machines to learn has far graver consequences as well... I believe we would do well to not make them too smart..