Pretty much the best post I read for the day. 100% upvoted and resteemed.
I think these issue will be magnified with AI and machine learning. The primary feature of the human consciousness is that it can change and evolve. When we allow machines to identify who we are and treat us accordingly we may not come across any life changing realizations at all. Spirituality will be dead. Without spirit, everything can be programmed and simulated. Basically without spiritual evolution, humans are merely a more annoying version of machines. With sufficiently advanced technology, a person could be made worth less than a machine that can emulate the existence of the person.
I've also written about another side of AI here: https://steemit.com/technology/@vimukthi/china-s-gamification-of-the-enslavement-of-the-mind-via-sesame-credit-ai-decision-making-as-the-worst-centralization-scenario