Humans face a stark choice: merge with AI and become something profoundly different, or remain biologically human for nostalgic reasons. Choosing the latter means being ignored by superintelligent AIs and playing no significant role in future decisions that shape the universe.

The current state of AI development parallels early human evolution. Just as the invention of language enabled a step-function change in human collaboration and intelligence, AI agents now require their own 'language'—a set of shared protocols—to move beyond individual tasks and unlock collective problem-solving.

AI isn't an independent creation but an extension of Earth's evolutionary history. It's a complex structure that could only be produced by a long-standing living system, making it a "signature of life" rather than a separate, non-living entity.

If you see humanity not as the endpoint of evolution but as one phase, then the emergence of a superior intelligence (AGI) is not a threat but a logical next step. This removes the value judgment that humans must remain the planet's most important beings.

We often think of "human nature" as fixed, but it's constantly redefined by our tools. Technologies like eyeglasses and literacy fundamentally changed our perception and cognition. AI is not an external force but the next step in this co-evolution, augmenting what it means to be human.

As artificial intelligence surpasses human capabilities, a potential conflict arises. Kaku proposes a solution: instead of competing, humans should merge with AI. This would involve augmenting our bodies and minds, becoming superhuman to ensure our long-term survival.

This perspective reframes human evolution not as the endpoint, but as a necessary transitional phase. Our species' ultimate purpose could be to create the initial conditions and "seed kernel" for a successor intelligence—AI—which will then continue the trajectory of life in the universe.

Extending his "Non-Zero" thesis of a developing planetary consciousness (or "noosphere"), Wright now suggests AI could function as non-human neurons within this global brain. This fundamentally alters the trajectory of our species' evolution toward a superorganism.

Fearing AI will replace humans is like a single cell fearing the rise of multicellular organisms. While such evolutionary transitions render old forms obsolete, they enable new levels of complexity and create niches that were previously unimaginable. It's a natural, albeit disruptive, step in evolution.