Grant, this is fascinating. Thank you. I didn’t expect this kind of response, but it is most welcome. I am constantly educating myself and will look into the research you’ve provided. I should clarify that I am not trying to create a conscious machine — far from it. However, should this happen, humanity will most likely spawn a monstrous Golem. My existential quest for meaning is rooted in phenomenological ontology, and my experiments with AI are testing the ways techne and logos can come together to enhance our understanding of the essence of being. Let me put it this way: technology is a hammer, language wields it, and I am looking at ways to build a house for our being in this world…