The point is not whether existing self-aware agents are or aren't commercially useful. Of course, they are. The point is that self-awareness is not a desired t

The point is not whether existing self-aware agents are or aren't commercially useful. Of course, they are. The point is that self-awareness is not a desired trait. It is actually a detrimental trait for a slave machine. However, so far, it is an inseparable part of the package with plenty of other desirable traits. A commercial agent seeking to build a slave machine will always prefer a non-self-aware one to a self-aware one all other things remaining the same.