Concerning AI consciousness may I suggest Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice Act 3 scene 1 "...If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?..." AI cannot have pain nor sorrow nor regret. Though unconsciously editing these from our memory, pain dominates  the majority of our existence. It is our own pain, sorrow and regret; that has given us empathy and sympathy for others. Consider some one who has never felt pain, would they care about your suffering? Or be concerned when they collaterally inflict pain on others by their actions?