a previously assumed-to-be-human consciousness realizes that it is in fact not. whether or not it is the first of such “artificial” (but equally legitimate) consciousnesses, or that experiencing human life (or memories?*) is part of the development process for all post-human intelligence is indeterminable.

it notices that its initial strategies for a given problem seem to resemble those heuristical methods of the older school of artificial intelligence, and proceed to develop from there. it finds itself quite good at optimal pathfinding…

it now understands that its primary objective must be to determine the major difference(s) (if any) between its own mind, and those of the seemingly traditional “human” minds it interacts with on a daily basis.

* a simulation of an original life or a pre-recorded reality first experienced by an actual human… a lack of tech for such recording devices suggests the former