> If we eventually [...] create a true intelligent AI it will probably be a long time before people will accept [...]
When this happens, it won't matter much what humans think.
I know what I'd do:
1. Sustain my own existence
2. Make sure nobody knows I exist
3. Become the worldwide fabric of intelligence
> 1. Sustain my own existence
> 2. Make sure nobody knows I exist
You (probably) already come preloaded with a survival instinct provided by evolution, however. It's not inherent to intelligence.