Is it really? Are you sure all conscious beings are aware or even care that they are? That that is a question they’ve ever asked? I think this requirement is moving the goalposts always in the direction of “has to be like a human”.
Yes, of course, that's literally the definition
The sensor readings were more supposed to be analogous to your organs giving sensory feedback information. Fair enough that "awareness" maybe should have been moved later in the analogy chain.