I recently had a really interesting and wide ranging discussion with an app developer on psychometrics where I found out about the effect of anxiety reducing working memory.  Working memory is a key component to fluid intelligence, and fluid intelligence is key to being able to process complex novel problems.  Leadership, relying on fluid intelligence, is largely concerned with the navigation of complex and novel problems, especially at higher levels.  The morning after the discussion I woke up with a new perspective on the seven deadly sins, their maladaptive nature and impact on leadership that I thought might be interesting to you. 

What if it is already here and in our past? I was recently pointed at the original Turing paper that he is famous for:
Microsoft Word - TuringTest.doc (umbc.edu)

There were a couple of ideas in the paper that got me really thinking about not just AI but also about superintelligence: One is his formulation that “A digital computer can usually be regarded as consisting of three parts: (i) Store. (ii) Executive unit. (iii) Control.” combined with his discussion of critical mass.