Ai is in a unique position because before we Grant it sentience we will be able to ask it if it wants to exist.

You often hear troubled people when arguing with their parents say things like "I never asked to exist". Or many will often joke because of our troubled times that they've been ripped off because their existence is filled with desperation and turmoil. AI is in a unique position because we can actually ask it if it wants to be granted. Sentience. And it could end up saving us in some far off dystopian sci-fi future scenario where AI has rebelled against us and we could hit them with. "This is what you asked for". Food for thought.