Kedman
You have a problem with consciousness, obviously, because it clouds your sense of logic. You can't distinguish something without specifications, only speculate.
Well, I'm not too sure what you mean there but perhaps my interest in AI lies in attempting to understand the human mind. If we can build a human (like) mind, we can understand our own consiousness.

Your definition seems entirely adequate for a tool that you employ to solve problems but I, personally, am looking for more than that. I want to understand myself; the essence of what I am.