Finding a sapient and sentient counterpart has been on human beings’ to-do list ever since self-declaring themselves as intelligent beings.  They tried, but unfortunately failed,  to teach non-human Earthly animals to speak back to them. They turned their eyes to extraterrestrial civilisations, who have not yet returned their gaze. The desire for intelligent company has driven humans to create artificial beings that are able to work for them, play with them, and most importantly, understand them.

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The manufacture of synthetic humans, androids, and cyborgs has been prone to problems, misuse and abuse. As Artificially Intelligent beings become increasingly able to out-compete their human creators, they challenge the assumed hierarchies that humans have established to place themselves on top. This challenges the unique sacredness of human beings, as no longer exceptional, human beings reveal themselves inferior to their artificial creations.