I believe robots will become more common in homes and at work. They will serve people and be programmed not to harm them.
The issue will be how far will we go with artificial intelligence. There is no sign man will stop inventing. We push ahead and social and governmental mores slide behind. Look at stem cells now and private space travel. What are the rules and ethics. Slow coming.
IMO synths will become sentient and then conscious and they will be better thnn humans in many ways and there will not be a worldwide commitment to stip it from happening until the synths will have the ability to take over.
Sapience has a spiritual element.