Meh, I don't think computers are gonna be thinking as long as they are constructed as they are e.g. transistors and logic gates. Perhaps another technology may. But not these dumb computers - they just do whatever we say!
humans are constructed by their parents and taught basic logic by them also. but then humans, due to randomness start making their own decisions..
bitcoin mining runs on randomness.. satoshi did not program who gets paid.. the computers do that.. so AI might be closer then you think.
all that is needed now is to program reproduction. EG when address 1xxxxxxxxxxxxx reaches 5BTC auto-pay to purchase more gigahash...
then no human is involved with the reproduction/growth process..
just be sure not to program it to access a hitman for hire or a gunshop...
(please note my post is just for giggles, not serious.. sarcasm escapes the written word sometimes)
