LMFAO! Like there's time to get smart. Sorry about that, Chief, but there's not.
Why do we need intelligence ? We have A.I now, therefore no reason to ever think for ourselves again.
AI is pretty nearly at that point but it's a few years off, I'm told (by experts no less). I'm all for it. Humans aren't capable of surviving so Earth needs a new authority. How about a nice game of Chess?