Orangutans are incredible.>Within the biological world, human exceptionalism is mostly over. There doesn’t seem to be a uniquely human characteristic.
True, though I do find us remarkable in what we can accomplish, On the other hand I often feel like we were an evolutionary mishap. We're at just the right level of intelligence and ability to cause irrevocable damage to our home but aren't wise enough to stop ourselves. If we just stayed at the level of Homo Erectus the planet would be fine. Perhaps we'd also make it if we were just a bit beyond what we are.
>I see the same process happening in the AI world.
This gets kind of complicated. What is intelligence and what is life? When an AI has self-awareness is it alive?