the howness is an interesting question. If we see self-ness as being acquired as being the product of evolutionary development for millions of years, the ai being a product of a product of evolutionary development might surely also acquire some of the evolutionary benefits: after all, from whence comes the intelligence of machines? product of evolutionary development that led to humans which then furthered developing via technology. Can we program a feeling of incompleteness? Well certainly. It is a gating system is it not?

If we see self-ness as being acquired as being the product of evolutionary development for millions of years, the ai being a product of a product of evolutionary development might surely also acquire some of the evolutionary benefits:

after all, from whence comes the intelligence of machines? product of evolutionary development that led to humans which then furthered developing via technology.

Can we program a feeling of incompleteness? Well certainly. It is a gating system is it not?