Before the 'ride share' apps, taxi cab drivers was a highly paid position.
And that doesn't sound strange to you?
I don't think there's anything sacred about human DNA.
If we no longer consider humans special, what is the utility? To advance the dreams of futurists? Going down this intellectual path has drastic moral implications. This is just childish relativism.
[...] consciousness in the universe will be superior if AIs supplant us.
Possibly. Now prove it. Since you're asking the human species to ritualistically sacrifice itself for the progression of intelligent machines, that shouldn't be asking too much.
The biggest difference between time and space is that you can't reuse time. -- Merrick Furst