I'd say the jury's still out. Somehow, I feel---or, perhaps, would rather believe---reasonable doubt will prevail at the end of this AI hype cycle. From the essay, this version of the future sounds far more appealing, if not more likely, than a sudden-born superintelligence.
> Lynn Margulis [14] has made strong arguments for the view that mutualism is the great driving force in evolution.
> ...
> [14] Margulis, Lynn and Dorion Sagan, _Microcosmos, Four Billion Years of Evolution from Our Microbial Ancestors_, Summit Books, 1986.
> Lynn Margulis [14] has made strong arguments for the view that mutualism is the great driving force in evolution.
> ...
> [14] Margulis, Lynn and Dorion Sagan, _Microcosmos, Four Billion Years of Evolution from Our Microbial Ancestors_, Summit Books, 1986.