I think you are confused about what an AI is.
AI doesn't imply self-awareness or conciousness.
You can make an AI that just regulates stuff without ever asking questions.
Yeah I mentioned that earlier. You need intelligence so that your machines can be autonomous and creative in their decision-making.
But you want to avoid self-awareness because you want to make sure they will obey.
Consciousness is only desirable if you want to create a computational replica of your mind. If you want immortality or something.