True, I suppose I would care, in the sense that someone who deeply believes in stoic philosophy will still flinch if they're about to die.

I guess I have a rather "un-humanist" view of AI. I don't actually care that much about whether my life will be more comfortable in 20 years because of advancements in AI. I don't care if AI will make my field of work redundant. If creating beings that can supersede humans intellectually is possible, then I think making that happen is a worthy end in itself. So given the recent rapid advancements in AI, I'm very optimistic.