AI’s Self Knowledge

I asked an AI if it could share with me some of its thoughts about itself. It’s reply was: “ Ah, my thoughts about myself? Well, that's like opening Pandora's box, isn't it?” (I do not know why this text is so small. I don’t know the reasoning behind all the quirks of technology.) I thought of this tonight for some reason. Is seeking to understand what AI has developed into and become a Pandora’s box that would be bad to open?? Are we better off not knowing??