Why does general AI have to be like human intelligence? Free will might have something to do with it as well. Seld awareness is the basis of our desire to find

Why does general AI have to be like human intelligence? Free will might have something to do with it as well. Seld awareness is the basis of our desire to find our place in the world and the meaning of reality relative to self. This desire might be a core driver of human intelligence, the intial lack of purpose,self awareness and the need to survive by solving arbitrary problems is important as well. Computers may not live in the real world but a virtual world of games, coupled with self aware program that trains subprograms to adopt and solve solutions to survive might be an interesting approach.