Hans-Marc Olsen  wrote or quoted:

> I think that cats and dogs, who learned a lot from humans, may, in a
> few thousand years, become advanced intelligent species!

To avoid getting wiped out in the next few thousand years other animals
will need to form symbiotic relationships with humans (or other human 
symbiotes).

Cats and dogs aren't doing too badly on that front at the moment -
though many of their utilitarian roles may get automated - and I'm not 
sure if the niche of big-eyed baby substiture will prove to be terribly 
stable in the long term.

A few thousand years is a *long* time - and technology is in rapid motion.

I'm not sure cats and dogs will still be recognisable distinct species 
after that sort of span of time has passed.
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