This isn't quite meant to be literal. I wouldn't say the internet is achieving consciousness in the same way that humans are conscious. I don't think we're ever going to have a conversation with the internet.

Thinking of the internet being like a cloud is a more appropriate summary. We can see intelligence in the internet like we can see a cloud's shape as a big truck. But the cloud doesn't look like a big truck to anyone but humans. And the internet will display intelligent properties if we look for patterns of intelligence. And I think those intelligent properties are becoming more pronounced as the internet grows.