"What is consciousness? How is it that I have an idea of self? What are my perceptions? How do I model the world around me? What's up with free will?" I think

"What is consciousness? How is it that I have an idea of self? What are my perceptions? How do I model the world around me? What's up with free will?" I think by trying to create True AI we will learn more about these questions than philosophy will ever be able to teach us.