That is a huge leap into personhood and very human concepts that depend on having volition, motives, feelings, and self-awareness or consciousness. I don't thin

That is a huge leap into personhood and very human concepts that depend on having volition, motives, feelings, and self-awareness or consciousness. I don't think these are necessary connected to understanding. IMHO it's possible to have full understanding of all of the concepts in the world while only seeing the world as a data snapshot, without being an entity capable of participating in it, without having any feelings, self-awareness, or even any sensory inputs or memory of own experiences. Laws, courts, and their punishments are for humans, and they're likely to be absurdly bad at dealing with a personified AI. AI won't feel fear or remorse, may not have self-preservation as a goal, so it may not care about any threats at all. It may not even have sensory input needed to be aware of being punished.