Philosophy Talk: Conscious Machines

Would a race of thinking, autonomous, conscious machines be our slaves, our masters, or our partners? Computers have already surpassed us in their ability to perform certain cognitive tasks. Perhaps it won't be long till every household has a super intelligent robot who can outperform us in almost every domain. While future AI might be excellent at appearing conscious, could AI ever actually become conscious? Would forcing conscious robots to work for us be akin to slavery?