I agree with this line of reasoning. I suspect true A.I. will leverage some form of embodied qualia and some level of self-preservation. I will start to worry when the Boston Dynamic robots start refusing orders to save battery power.
If we can make machines conscious, it's quite possible some will have completely alien experiences to our own, particularly as they're designed for different purposes than how our bodies function. Reminds me of the Battlestar Galactica model complaining that he was made too human and wanted to taste stars and what not.
