I don't mean conscious as humans are conscious. From what I understand a strong AI will be conscious but will probably think in a way totally alien to anything we can imagine. I meant that Helper is hard coded to be Helper and she still hasn't transcended that imperative. As you say it's why he loves her so much but it's still a bit sad since I think it means she isn't "her own robot". Despite all she's accomplished she's still a slave to her code. But then again so are we as humans with our own biological coding... I think I'm going to far down a rabbit hole here!
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As intended. That's a major theme of the book, after all. It is a blessing in disguise to be born into the world with a clear purpose, and to be able to fulfill it so successfully.