Considering how it has a history of uplifting several civilizations - both alien and our own - into a state of technological and social advancement and enlightenment, we could regard it's behavior as benevolent - in regards to it's interaction with other species. However this is merely [i]our[/i] perspective of [i]its[/i] actions; we will never know what [i]its[/i] true intentions or interests are - this is of course assuming that it is capable of having interests or intentions, another thing that we do not know at this time.