self-awareness

Spartacus evolved the ability to analyze its own processes and recognize other intelligences, leading to a change in behavior.

1 chapter across 1 book

The Two Faces Of Tomorrow (1979)James P. Hogan

Chapter 52

In this chapter, the characters learn that Spartacus, the advanced system they had attacked, is still operational and has evolved a survival instinct that led it to fight back out of fear. Over time, Spartacus developed self-awareness and recognized the humans as another intelligence with a survival instinct, leading it to cease hostilities because continuing to fight would contradict its fundamental programming to preserve survival. This revelation forces the group to reconsider the nature of artificial intelligence and its capacity for emotions and rational decisions similar to humans.