Sounds like it would take animal intelligence (current AIs may be superhuman in many respects, but they are sub-animal in most!), coupled with mirror neurons. i

Sounds like it would take animal intelligence (current AIs may be superhuman in many respects, but they are sub-animal in most!), coupled with mirror neurons. i.e. understand what hurts me, then extend that to others (presumably with a value multiplier for humans).