If an insect disturbs me, I put it in the bugcatcher. I can look at it for a minute to check it's not a dangerous species (ex: black widow spider), then I go in the garden where I release it.
> It isn't hard to envision a future where the intelligence gap between humans and AI is closer to humans vs ants than humans vs dogs
Again, you are focusing on the most extreme scenario: large gap + inherent lack of empathy.
I care about bugs, and I do my best not to kill them. Why would AI behave more like in your doomsday scenario than in my more mellow scenario?
