Do you guys thing “understanding” needs more that what we have right now in terms of AI, does understanding require intelligence that is self aware? I mean when

Do you guys thing “understanding” needs more that what we have right now in terms of AI, does understanding require intelligence that is self aware? I mean when we talk to each other, we understand in spoken words, little expressions, even when we talk over the phone. I feel like without the ability to process emotion and self-aware AI we wont really achieve “full understanding” only simulated ones.